Member of Parliament (UK)/Addendum

Disqualification for membership of the House of Commons
The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 lays down six classes of office holders who are disqualified: However other enactments and the common law also disqualify a range of people, such as minors and aliens
 * holders of certain judicial offices including High Court and Court of Appeal judges
 * civil servants, whether established or not, and whether full or part time;
 * members of the regular armed forces;
 * full time police officers;
 * members of the legislature of any country outside the Commonwealth; and
 * holders of other offices listed in the Act.

Among changes since the 1975 Act are
 * the provisions of the House of Lords Act 1999, as a result of which hereditary peers are no longer disqualified,
 * the provisions of the Disqualifications Act 2000, as a result of which members of the legislature of the Republic of Ireland are eligible to sit in the Commons.
 * other minor legislative provisions listed by the Parliament and Constitution Centre