▁armed ▁forces . ▁. ▁Ch inet . com . ▁Retrieved ▁on ▁ 2 0 1 4 - 0 5 - 2 4 .</ ref > ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁formal ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁life ▁pe ers ▁created ▁under ▁the ▁App ell ate ▁Jur is diction ▁Act ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁" L ords ▁of ▁App e al ▁in ▁Ord inary " ▁or ▁in ▁common ▁parl ance ▁" L aw ▁L ords ". ▁They ▁performed ▁the ▁jud icial ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council . ▁They ▁remained ▁pe ers ▁for ▁life , ▁but ▁ceased ▁to ▁receive ▁jud icial ▁sal aries ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 . ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Act , ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 ▁L ords ▁of ▁App e al ▁in ▁Ord inary ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 ▁at ▁one ▁time . ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁jud icial ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁L ords ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁Act ▁ceased ▁to ▁have ▁meaning ful ▁effect . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁Reform ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁( Exp ulsion ▁and ▁Sus p ension ) ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁a ▁life ▁peer ▁may ▁lose ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁perman ently ▁in ▁one ▁of