Suspensory Act 1914
E494949
The Suspensory Act 1914 was a British law that postponed the implementation of the Irish Home Rule Act and other contentious measures due to the outbreak of World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suspensory Act 1914 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5100466 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Suspensory Act 1914 Context triple: [Third Home Rule Bill, suspendedBy, Suspensory Act 1914]
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A.
Act of 5th November 1916
The Act of 5th November 1916 was a proclamation by Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I promising the creation of a nominally independent Polish state to gain Polish support against Russia.
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B.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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C.
London Act of 1934
The London Act of 1934 is a revision of the Hague Agreement that updated and expanded the international system for registering industrial designs.
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D.
Supreme Court Act 1905
The Supreme Court Act 1905 is a Bermudian statute that established and defines the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of Bermuda’s Supreme Court.
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E.
Judiciary Act 1903
The Judiciary Act 1903 is an Australian federal statute that structured the nation’s judicial system and defined the jurisdiction and operation of the High Court of Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Suspensory Act 1914 Target entity description: The Suspensory Act 1914 was a British law that postponed the implementation of the Irish Home Rule Act and other contentious measures due to the outbreak of World War I.
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A.
Act of 5th November 1916
The Act of 5th November 1916 was a proclamation by Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I promising the creation of a nominally independent Polish state to gain Polish support against Russia.
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B.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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C.
London Act of 1934
The London Act of 1934 is a revision of the Hague Agreement that updated and expanded the international system for registering industrial designs.
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D.
Supreme Court Act 1905
The Supreme Court Act 1905 is a Bermudian statute that established and defines the structure, jurisdiction, and procedures of Bermuda’s Supreme Court.
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E.
Judiciary Act 1903
The Judiciary Act 1903 is an Australian federal statute that structured the nation’s judicial system and defined the jurisdiction and operation of the High Court of Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Government of Ireland Act 1914
ⓘ
Welsh Church Act 1914 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| chronology | enacted shortly after the outbreak of World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
postponement of Irish Home Rule
ⓘ
suspension of the commencement of the Government of Ireland Act 1914 ⓘ suspension of the commencement of the Welsh Church Act 1914 ⓘ |
| follows | Government of Ireland Act 1914 ⓘ |
| governs | commencement of specified Acts of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Irish Home Rule crisis
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Home Rule movement
United Kingdom constitutional politics in 1914 ⓘ beginning of World War I ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn |
implementation date of Government of Ireland Act 1914
ⓘ
implementation date of Welsh Church Act 1914 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
affected the timing of constitutional change in Ireland
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delayed implementation of Irish Home Rule until after World War I ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom wartime legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public general act ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
ⓘ
Irish law (pre-partition) ⓘ Scots law ⓘ
linked to:
Scots law (to a limited extent)
|
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| motivatedBy |
concern over domestic conflict during wartime
ⓘ
need to maintain political unity during war ⓘ |
| purpose |
to postpone the coming into operation of the Government of Ireland Act 1914
ⓘ
to postpone the implementation of other controversial legislation ⓘ |
| reason |
outbreak of the First World War
ⓘ
wartime emergency ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British wartime emergency powers
ⓘ
Irish Home Rule movement ⓘ Ulster crisis ⓘ
linked to:
Ulster Crisis
|
| subjectMatter |
Irish constitutional arrangements
ⓘ
disestablishment of the Church in Wales ⓘ postponement of commencement of statutes ⓘ |
| temporalEffect | delayed operation of certain 1914 Acts ⓘ |
| temporalScope | First World War period ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | suspensory legislation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Suspensory Act 1914 Description of subject: The Suspensory Act 1914 was a British law that postponed the implementation of the Irish Home Rule Act and other contentious measures due to the outbreak of World War I.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.