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Government of Ireland Act 1920

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARLIAMENTS FOR SOUTHERN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND A COUNCIL OF IRELAND.

    1. 1.Establishment of Parliaments of Southern and Northern Ireland

    2. 2.Constitution of Council of Ireland

  3. POWER TO ESTABLISH A PARLIAMENT FOR THE WHOLE OF IRELAND.

    1. 3.Power to establish a Parliament for the whole of Ireland

  4. LEGISLATIVE POWERS.

    1. 4.Legislative powers of Irish Parliaments

    2. 5.Prohibition of laws interfering with religious equality taking property without compensation, &c

    3. 6.Conflict of laws

    4. 7.Powers of Council of Ireland to make orders respecting private bill legislation for whole of Ireland

  5. EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY.

    1. 8.Executive powers

    2. 9.Reserved matters

    3. 10.Powers of Council of Ireland

  6. PROVISIONS AS TO PARLIAMENTS OF SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

    1. 11.Summoning, &c, of Parliaments

    2. 12.Royal assent to Bills

    3. 13.Constitution of Senates

    4. 14.Constitution of the Parliaments

    5. 15.Application of election laws

    6. 16.Money Bills

    7. 17.Disagreement between two Houses of Parliament of Southern Ireland or Parliament of Northern Ireland

    8. 18.Privileges, qualifications, &c. of members of the Parliaments

  7. IRISH REPRESENTATION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

    1. 19.Representation of Ireland in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

  8. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS.

    1. 20.Establishment of Southern and Northern Irish Exchequers

    2. 21.Powers of taxation

    3. 22.Reserved taxes

    4. 23.Irish contribution to Imperial expenditure

    5. 24.Irish residuary share of reserved taxes

    6. 25.Power of granting relief from income tax and super-tax

    7. 26.Provisions as to land purchase annuities

    8. 27.Existing public loans

    9. 28.Provisions against double death duties

    10. 29.Provisions against double stamp duties

    11. 30.Interavailability of excise licences

    12. 31.Irish Church Fund

    13. 32.Joint Exchequer Board

    14. 33.Power of trustees to invest in Irish securities

    15. 34.Temporary provision as to payments into and out of the Irish Exchequer

    16. 35.Provisions applicable after date of Irish union

    17. 36.Future consideration of the transfer of Customs and Excise

  9. LORD LIEUTENANT.

    1. 37.Office of Lord Lieutenant

  10. PROVISIONS AS TO COURTS OF LAW AND JUDGES.

    1. 38.Establishment of courts

    2. 39.Divisions and constitution of Supreme Court of Southern Ireland

    3. 40.Divisions and constitution of Supreme Court of Northern Ireland

    4. 41.Application of existing enactments and rules

    5. 42.Constitution and officers of High Court of Appeal for Ireland

    6. 43.Jurisdiction of High Court of Appeal for Ireland

    7. 44.Provisions as to Lord Chancellor

    8. 45.Provisions as to Master of the Rolls

    9. 46.Transitory provisions

    10. 47.Provisions as to judicature before and after Irish union

    11. 48.County court judges

    12. 49.Appeals from the High Court of Appeal for Ireland

    13. 50.Appeals where validity of Irish law questioned

    14. 51.Special provision for decision of constitutional questions

    15. 52.Appeals from decisions of Joint Exchequer Board

    16. 53.Finality of decisions of the House of Lords and Judicial Committee

  11. PROVISIONS AS TO EXISTING JUDGES AND OFFICERS.

    1. 54.Provisions as to existing judges and existing officers having salaries charged on the Consolidated Fund, or removable only for misconduct or incapacity

    2. 55.Continuation of service of and compensation to other existing officers

    3. 56.Establishment of Civil Service Committee

    4. 57.Provisions as to existing pensions and superannuation allowances

    5. 58.Provisions for defining of Irish officer and determining claims

    6. 59.Allocation of existing officers between Southern and Northern Ireland

  12. PROVISIONS AS TO MEMBERS OF POLICE.

    1. 60.Continuation of service of and compensation to members of the police forces

  13. GENERAL.

    1. 61.Continuation of existing laws, institutions, &c

    2. 62.Use of Crown lands by Irish Governments

    3. 63.Arrangements between departments

    4. 64.Special provisions as to certain universities and colleges

    5. 65.Special provisions as to Freemasons

    6. 66.Provisions as to the Bank of Ireland

    7. 67.Repeal of s.16 of 21 & 22 Geo. 3 c.11 (Irish)

    8. 68.Provisions as to certain officers of local authorities, universities or colleges

    9. 69.Power to make Irish Transfer Orders

    10. 70.Irish Transfer Orders to be laid before Parliament

    11. 71.Alteration of scale of election expenses

    12. 72.Certificate of Speaker with regard to Irish members of the House of Commons

    13. 73.Commencement of Act and appointed day

    14. 74.Definitions

    15. 75.Saving for supreme authority of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

    16. 76.Short title and repeal

  14. SCHEDULES.

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Procedure of the Council of Ireland in relation to their Powers of Private Bill Legislation

      1. 1.Where any public authority or any persons (hereinafter referred to...

      2. 2.The Council may make standing orders (subject, in the case...

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Composition of Senate of Southern Ireland

      1. PART I Offices entitling Holders to be Senators

      2. PART II Nominated Senators

      3. PART III Elected Senators

    3. THIRD SCHEDULE

      Composition op Senate op Northern Ireland

      1. PART I Offices entitling Holders to be Senators

      2. PART II Elected Senators

    4. FOURTH SCHEDULE

      Provisions with respect to the Nomination, Election, and Term of Office of Senators

      1. 1.His Majesty may, by Orders in Council, make such provisions...

      2. 2.(a) The term of office of every elected member of...

      3. 3.If the place of an elected senator becomes vacant before...

      4. 4.At any contested election of four or more members of...

    5. FIFTH SCHEDULE

      1. PART I Constituencies in Southern Ireland

      2. PART II Constituencies in Northern Ireland

    6. SIXTH SCHEDULE

      Imperial Liabilities and Expenditure

      1. I.National Debt charges, that is to say :—

      2. II.Naval, Military, and Air Force Expenditure (including pensions and allowances...

      3. III.Civil Expenditure, that is to say :—

    7. SEVENTH SCHEDULE

      1. PART I Supreme Court op Judicature op Southern Ireland

        1. 1.(1) His Majesty's High Court of Justice in Southern Ireland...

        2. 2.(1) His Majesty's Court of Appeal in Southern Ireland shall...

      2. PART II Supreme Court op Judicature op Northern Ireland

        1. 1.(1) His Majesty's High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland...

        2. 2.(1) His Majesty's Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland shall...

      3. PART III Transitory Provisions

        1. 1.All the existing judges of the Supreme Court of Judicature...

        2. 2.If by reason of such transfers the number of judges...

        3. 3.Subject to the provisions of this Schedule with respect to...

        4. 4.All existing members of the Irish Bar shall, as from...

        5. 5.All existing solicitors of the Supreme Court of Judicature in...

        6. 6.Any person who on the appointed day is apprenticed to...

        7. 7.All proceedings, whether civil or criminal, which are pending in...

    8. EIGHTH SCHEDULE

      Provisions as to Compensation op Existing Irish Officers

      1. 1.(1) If any existing Irish officer who is serving in...

      2. 2.For the purposes of this Schedule, the statutory conditions of...

      3. 3.The Civil. Service Committee shall not give their permission under...

      4. 4.(1) For the purpose of the provisions of this Act...

      5. 5.In this Schedule references to the Government of Southern Ireland...

      6. RULES—PART I. OFFICERS SERVING IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE CROWN IN AN ESTABLISHED CAPACITY.

        1. A.—On Retirement under the Statutory Conditions of Retirement

          1. 1.The compensation which may be awarded to the officer shall...

          2. 2.The annual allowance or gratuity shall be calculated in like...

        2. B.—On retirement with the 'permission of the Civil Service Committee under this Schedule or on being removed from office or required to retire by the Government of Southern Ireland or Northern Ireland before attaining the age of sixty-five years for any cause other than misconduct or incapacity

          1. 1.The compensation which may be awarded to the officer shall...

        3. C.—Officers to whom the Superannuation Act, 1909, applies

          1. 1.An officer to whom the Superannuation Act, 1909, applies by...

          2. 2.As respects any such officer who does not require his...

      7. RULES—PART II. OFFICERS SERVING IN THE CIVIL SERVIOE OF THE OROWN WHO ARE NOT SERVING IN AN ESTABLISHED CAPACITY.

        1. The compensation which may be awarded to the officer shall...

        2. 2.The compensation shall in no case be greater than the...

    9. NINTH SCHEDULE

      Provision as to Compensation op Members op the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police

      1. 1.Any officer or constable who after the day of transfer—...

      2. 2.The conditions of voluntary retirement are that—

      3. 3.In the exercise of his powers under this Schedule the...

      4. RULES.

        1. 1.The compensation which may be awarded to an officer or...

        2. 2.

        3. 3.Where the officer or constable retires under the conditions of...

        4. 4.The allowance awarded to an officer or constable shall in...

        5. 5.In the event of an officer or constable dying after...

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