▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁became ▁a ▁separate ▁country , ▁no ▁Irish ▁representative ▁pe ers ▁have ▁been ▁elected , ▁though ▁sitting ▁members ▁retained ▁their ▁seats ▁for ▁life . ▁ ▁Life ▁pe ers ▁▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁her edit ary ▁peer ages , ▁there ▁exist ▁peer ages ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁held ▁for ▁life ▁and ▁whose ▁title ▁cannot ▁be ▁passed ▁onto ▁someone ▁else ▁by ▁inheritance . ▁The ▁App ell ate ▁Jur is diction ▁Act ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁the ▁Life ▁Pe er ages ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁author ise ▁the ▁regular ▁creation ▁of ▁life ▁peer ages , ▁with ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁Life ▁pe ers ▁created ▁under ▁both ▁acts ▁are ▁of ▁bar onial ▁rank ▁and ▁are ▁always ▁created ▁under ▁letters ▁pat ent . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁her edit ary ▁pe ers ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁life ▁pe ers . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁limit ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁peer ages ▁the ▁so ver eign ▁may ▁create ▁under ▁the ▁Life ▁Pe er ages ▁Act . ▁Norm ally ▁life ▁peer ages ▁are ▁granted ▁to ▁individuals ▁nominated ▁by ▁political ▁parties ▁or ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁App oint ments ▁Commission , ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁honour ▁ret iring ▁polit icians , ▁current ▁senior ▁jud ges , ▁and ▁senior ▁members ▁of ▁the