The Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009
This Order brings into force provisions of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”) relating to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (“IPSA”) on 12th October 2009. It brings into force the two introductory sections of the 2009 Act, sections 1 and 2. Section 1 of the 2009 Act provides that nothing in that Act shall be construed as affecting Article IX of the Bill of Rights 1689. Section 2 provides that, subject to certain exceptions, nothing in the 2009 Act shall affect the House of Lords.