House of Lords of the Earldom of Rockall

The House of Lords of the Earldom of Rockall is the upper house of the Parliament of the Earldom of Rockall. It convenes in Teach na Ruicheall in An Bhá nan Éirith Ghréine. Its official long name is: The Honourable the Lords Elected and Appointed as well as seated by Virtue of Kin or Office assembled in Parliament to advise the Countess of the Most Preferable Earldom of the Island of Rockall.

The House of Lords is partially elected and partially appointed. The twenty University Lords sit in the House of Lords by virtue of their office, whilst the fifty Vocational Lords are elected by guilds and workers' unions. The nobility, by virtue of their status, retain the right to elect from amongst themselves fifty Hereditary Peers for an indefinite term; receivers of the Grand Ribbon of the Order of the Emerald retain a similar right, but their number in the House of Lords is limited to twenty-five. The Countess of Rockall can, on request, appoint individuals to the crossbench. These include former viscounts, former barons, former baronets, and people who have provided exceptional services to their fields of expertise; as of 2016, there were 218 such appointed Lords. Lastly, former Marquesses and the heads of former royal families of Rockall retain a seat in the House of Lords, albeit as Crossbenchers.

A total of 250 seats are elected on the level of the viscountcies, with each viscountcy sending 50 representatives for a six-year term. Those elected as independents join the Crossbench. Altogether, as of December 2016, the House of Lords is comprised of 657 members.

The House of Lords scrutinises legislation that has been passed by the House of Commons. It also has the right of initiative and the right of amendment. The house cannot prevent any legislation from passing into law, but it can stall legislation indefinitely by either continuously introducing new amendments, or by voting down the legislation, sending it back to the Commons for reconsideration.