Government of Ireland Act 1920

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The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
affectedCounty Antrim ⓘ
linked to: County Antrim

Armagh ⓘ
Down ⓘ
Fermanagh ⓘ
linked to: County Fermanagh

Londonderry ⓘ
linked to: County Londonderry

Tyrone ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdEntity Northern Ireland ⓘ
Southern Ireland ⓘ
createdInstitution Parliament of Northern Ireland ⓘ
Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ
definedBoundary border between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ
effect attempted creation of devolved government in Southern Ireland ⓘ
creation of devolved government in Northern Ireland ⓘ
formal partition of Ireland ⓘ
implementedOn 3 May 1921 ⓘ
introducedBy David Lloyd George ⓘ
longTitle An Act to provide for the better government of Ireland ⓘ
monarchAtRoyalAssent George V ⓘ
numberOfCountiesInNorthernIreland 6 ⓘ
numberOfCountiesInSouthernIreland 26 ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
partiallySupersededBy Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ
politicalContext Irish Home Rule crisis ⓘ
Irish War of Independence ⓘ
primeMinisterAtPassage David Lloyd George ⓘ
providedFor Council of Ireland ⓘ
House of Commons of Northern Ireland ⓘ
House of Commons of Southern Ireland ⓘ
Senate of Northern Ireland ⓘ
Senate of Southern Ireland ⓘ
bicameral parliaments in Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ
separate devolved legislatures for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ
purpose to establish separate Home Rule institutions in Ireland ⓘ
to partition Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ
Home Rule movement ⓘ
Third Home Rule Bill ⓘ
partition of Ireland ⓘ
replacedBy Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ
resultedIn Southern Ireland parliament that never fully functioned ⓘ
establishment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in Belfast ⓘ
royalAssent 23 December 1920 ⓘ
shortTitle Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
statusInNorthernIreland partly in force ⓘ
statusInRepublicOfIreland repealed ⓘ
territorialExtent Ireland ⓘ
yearOfAct 1920 ⓘ

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Acts of Union 1800 → followedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Irish War of Independence → legalOutcome → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Northern Ireland → createdBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Government of Ireland Act 1920 → shortTitle → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Act 1998 → amends → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Parliament → createdBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Parliament → establishedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Truce of 11 July 1921 → precededBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Bloody Sunday (1920) → relatedTo → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Civil Service → foundedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Irish Home Rule movement → significantEvent → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Northern Ireland legal system → hasConstitutionalInstrument → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Third Home Rule Bill → followedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Third Home Rule Bill → supersededBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 → relatedLegislation → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 → distinguishedFrom → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Parliament of Southern Ireland → establishedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Parliament of Southern Ireland → partOf → Government of Ireland Act 1920 settlement ⓘ
linked to: Government of Ireland Act 1920
Parliament of Southern Ireland → legalBasis → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
partition of Ireland → hasCause → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
partition of Ireland → legalBasis → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Council of Ireland → legalBasis → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Southern Ireland → establishedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Southern Ireland → constitutionalBasis → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
1921 Northern Ireland general election → follows → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
1921 Northern Ireland general election → hasLegalBasis → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
1921 Northern Ireland general election → regulatedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
British administration in Ireland → significantEvent → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Government of Ireland Act 1914 → followedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Government of Ireland Act 1914 → supersededBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Governor of Northern Ireland → createdBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Northern Ireland constituencies → createdUnder → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Irish reunification → hasHistoricalRootIn → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland → hasPart → Government of Ireland Act 1920 (as adapted for Northern Ireland) ⓘ
linked to: Government of Ireland Act 1920
Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland → regulatedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Northern Ireland government (1921–1972) → createdBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Irish border → createdBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Senate of Southern Ireland → createdBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Senate of Southern Ireland → establishedByStatute → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Senate of Southern Ireland → legalBasis → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Senate of Southern Ireland → associatedWith → Home Rule settlement under Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
linked to: Government of Ireland Act 1920
President of the Council of Ireland → legislatedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
President of the Council of Ireland → createdByStatute → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
President of the Council of Ireland → seeAlso → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland → officeCreatedBy → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ
David Lloyd George ministry → significantEvent → Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ