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Government of Ireland Act 1920 (repealed 2.12.1999)
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Contents: 64 provisions
- Title and introductory text
- 1 † Establishment of Parliaments of Southern and Northern Ireland.
- 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 8 † Executive powers.
- 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 20 † Establishment of Southern and Northern Ireland Exchequer.
- 21 † Powers of taxation.
- 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 26 Provisions as to land purchase annuities.
- 27 Existing public loans.
- 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 41 Application of existing enactments and rules.
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- 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 61 Continuation of existing laws, institutions, &c.
- 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 64
- 65 Special provisions as to Freemasons.
- 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 68 † Provisions as to certain officers of local authorities, universities or colleges.
- 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 74 Definitions.
- 75 Saving for supreme authority of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
- 76 † Short title and repeal.
- FIRST SCHEDULE
- SECOND SCHEDULE
- THIRD TO FIFTH SCHEDULES
- SIXTH SCHEDULE
- SEVENTH SCHEDULE
- EIGHTH SCHEDULE
- NINTH SCHEDULE
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Propose a change61 Continuation of existing laws, institutions, &c.
All existing laws, institutions, and authorities in Ireland, whether judicial, administrative, or ministerial, and all existing taxes in Ireland, shall, except as otherwise provided by this Act, continue as if this Act had not passed, but with the modifications necessary for adapting them to this Act, . . .
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Propose a change65 Special provisions as to Freemasons.
(1) It is hereby declared that existing enactments relative to unlawful oaths or unlawful assemblies in Ireland do not apply to the meetings or proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ireland, or of any lodge or society recognised by that Grand Lodge. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(1) No law made by the Parliament of Northern Ireland . . . shall have effect so as to prejudice or diminish the rights or privileges of any existing or pensioned officer of a local authority under the provisions of the Local Government (Ireland) Acts 1898 to 1919 . . . (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— The expression “existing” means existing at the appointed day: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Propose a change75 Saving for supreme authority of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Notwithstanding . . . anything contained in this Act, the supreme authority of the Parliament of the United Kingdom shall remain unaffected and undiminished over all persons, matters, and things in Ireland and every part thereof.
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Government of Ireland Act 1920. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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