Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922

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The Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 was a UK statute that implemented the Anglo-Irish Treaty, providing the legal basis for the establishment of the Irish Free State as a self-governing dominion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
UK statute ⓘ
basedOn Anglo-Irish Treaty signed on 6 December 1921 ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
category 1922 in British law ⓘ
1922 in Irish law ⓘ
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Ireland ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 ⓘ
effect commenced process of transferring governance of Southern Ireland from the United Kingdom to the Irish authorities ⓘ
gave statutory force in UK law to the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
enablingLegislationFor Provisional Government of Southern Ireland ⓘ
transfer of powers from the British administration to the Provisional Government in Ireland ⓘ
followedBy Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 ⓘ
gaveLegalEffectTo Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Irish Treaty
historicalContext aftermath of the Irish War of Independence ⓘ
historicalPeriod Irish revolutionary period ⓘ
implemented Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legalStatus spent ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
longTitle An Act to give effect to the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland and for purposes incidental thereto ⓘ
monarchAtRoyalAssent George V ⓘ
partOf constitutional history of Ireland ⓘ
constitutional history of the United Kingdom ⓘ
providedFor establishment of a Provisional Government in Southern Ireland ⓘ
financial and administrative arrangements pending establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ
implementation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty by Orders in Council ⓘ
transfer of functions of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Provisional Government in respect of Southern Ireland ⓘ
providedLegalBasisFor establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ
status of the Irish Free State as a self-governing dominion ⓘ
receivedRoyalAssentOn 31 March 1922 ⓘ
regionConcerned Southern Ireland (26 counties) ⓘ
linked to: Southern Ireland
relatedLegislation Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 ⓘ
Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ
relatedTo Dominion status of the Irish Free State ⓘ
Irish Free State ⓘ
shortTitle Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
subjectMatter British–Irish relations ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
decolonisation of Ireland ⓘ
territorialScope Irish Free State ⓘ
Southern Ireland ⓘ
yearOfAct 1922 ⓘ

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Government of Ireland Act 1920 → replacedBy → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
Government of Ireland Act 1920 → partiallySupersededBy → Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
Anglo-Irish Treaty → implementedBy → Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
National Army of the Irish Free State → legalBasis → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
Constitution of the Irish Free State → approvedBy → British Parliament (via the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922) ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 → shortTitle → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
Council of Ireland → repealedBy → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
Provisional Government of Ireland → legalBasis → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
National Army (Irish Free State) → legalBasis → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
subject linked to: National Army
Boundary Commission for Ireland → legalBasis → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
Boundary Commission for Ireland → legalBasis → Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
Senate of Southern Ireland → abolishedBy → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
South Kerry → disenfranchisedBy → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of County Kerry → endCause → establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
UK Parliament 1918–1922 → significantEvent → Establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
Provisional Government (Transfer of Functions) Order, 1922 → legalBasis → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
Provisional Government (Transfer of Functions) Order, 1922 → enablingAct → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
Provisional Government (Transfer of Functions) Order, 1922 → relatedTo → Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
Minister for Justice (Irish Free State) → associatedWithEvent → establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ
linked to: Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922