A Leap in the Dark: A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the; Bill of 1893Dicey, A. V. (Albert Venn)
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A Leap in the Dark: A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the; Bill of 1893
Dicey, A. V. (Albert Venn)
Home rule -- Ireland
(1) After _the appointed day_ each of the constituencies named in
the Second Schedule to this Act shall return to serve in Parliament
the number of members named opposite thereto in that schedule, and
no more, and Dublin University shall cease to return any member.
(2) The existing divisions of the constituencies shall, save as
provided in that schedule, be abolished.
(3) An Irish representative peer in the House of Lords and a member
of the House of Commons for an Irish constituency shall not be
entitled to deliberate or vote on--
(_a_) any Bill or motion in relation thereto, the operation of
which Bill or motion is confined to Great Britain or some part
thereof; or
(_b_) any motion or resolution relating solely to some tax not
raised or to be raised in Ireland; or
(_c_) any vote or appropriation of money made exclusively for some
service not mentioned in the Third Schedule to this Act; or
(_d_) any motion or resolution exclusively affecting Great Britain
or some part thereof or some local authority or some person or
thing therein; or
(_e_) any motion or resolution, incidental to any such motion or
resolution as either is last mentioned, or relates solely to some
tax not raised or to be raised in Ireland, or incidental to any
such vote or appropriation of money as aforesaid.
(4) Compliance with the provisions of this section shall not be
questioned otherwise than in each House in manner provided by the
House.
(5) The election laws and the laws relating to the qualification
of parliamentary electors shall not, so far as they relate to
parliamentary elections, be altered by the Irish Legislature, but
this enactment shall not prevent the Irish Legislature from
dealing with any officers concerned with the issue of writs of
election, and if any officers are so dealt with, it shall be
lawful for Her Majesty by Order in Council to arrange for the
issue of such writs, and the writs issued in pursuance of such
Order shall be of the same effect as if issued in manner
heretofore accustomed.
_Finance_
10.--(1) _On and after the appointed day_ there shall be an Irish
Exchequer and Consolidated Fund separate from those of the United
Kingdom. (2) The duties of customs and excise and the duties on postage
shall be imposed by Act of Parliament, but subject to the provisions of
this Act the Irish Legislature may, in order to provide for the public
service of Ireland, impose any other taxes. (3) Save as in this Act
mentioned, all matters relating to the taxes in Ireland and the
collection and management thereof shall be regulated by Irish Act, and
the same shall be collected and managed by the Irish Government and form
part of the public revenues of Ireland: Provided that--
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