England's Case Against Home RuleDicey, A. V. (Albert Venn)
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England's Case Against Home Rule
Dicey, A. V. (Albert Venn)
Home rule -- Ireland
(_b._) The Royal Irish Constabulary shall, while that force subsists,
continue and be subject as heretofore to the control of the
Lord-Lieutenant as representing Her Majesty.
(_c._) The Irish Legislature may provide for the establishment and
maintenance of a police force in counties and boroughs in Ireland under
the control of local authorities, and arrangements may be made between
the Treasury and the Irish Government for the establishment and
maintenance of police reserves.
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PART II.
SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS.
_Powers of Her Majesty_.
[Sidenote: Power over certain lands reserved to Her Majesty.]
22. On and after the appointed day there shall be reserved to Her
Majesty--
(1.) The power of erecting forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and
other buildings for military or naval purposes;
(2.) The power of taking waste land, and, on making due compensation,
any other land, for the purpose of erecting such forts, magazines,
arsenals, dockyards, or other buildings as aforesaid, and for any other
military or naval purpose, or the defence of the realm.
_Legislative Body._
[Sidenote: Veto by first order of Legislative Body, how over-ruled.]
23. If a Bill or any provision of a Bill is lost by disagreement
between the two orders of the Legislative Body, and after a period
ending with a dissolution of the Legislative Body, or the period of
_three years_, whichever period is longest, such Bill, or a Bill
containing the said provision, is again considered by the Legislative
Body, and such Bill or provision is adopted by the second order and
negatived by the first order, the same shall be submitted to the whole
Legislative Body, both orders of which shall vote together on the Bill
or provision, and the same shall be adopted or rejected according to the
decision of the majority of the members so voting together.
[Sidenote: Cesser of power of Ireland to return members to Parliament.]
24. On and after the appointed day Ireland shall cease, except in the
event hereafter in this Act mentioned, to return representative peers to
the House of Lords or members to the House of Commons, and the persons
who on the said day are such representative peers and members shall
cease as such to be members of the House of Lords and House of Commons
respectively.
_Decision of Constitutional Questions._
[Sidenote: Constitutional questions to be submitted to Judicial
Committee.]
25. _Questions arising as to the powers conferred on the Legislature
of Ireland under this Act shall be determined as follows_:--
(a.) _If any such question arises on any Bill passed by the
Legislative Body, the Lord-Lieutenant may refer such question to
Her Majesty in Council;_
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