The Irish Constitution: Explained by Darrell FiggisFiggis, Darrell
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The Irish Constitution: Explained by Darrell Figgis
Figgis, Darrell
Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1922-1949
The Chairman of the Chamber/Dail shall certify any bill which in his
opinion is a money bill to be a money bill, but, if within three days
after a Bill has been passed by the Chamber/Dail, two-fifths of the
members of either House by notice in writing addressed to the Chairman of
the House of which they are members so require, the question whether the
Bill is or is not a money bill shall be referred to a Committee of
Privileges consisting of three members elected by each House with a
Chairman who shall be the senior judge of the Supreme Court able and
willing to act and who, in the case of an equality of votes, but not
otherwise, shall be entitled to vote. The decision of the Committee on the
question shall be final and conclusive.
ARTICLE 35.
The Chamber/Dail Eireann shall as soon as possible after the commencement
of each financial year consider the Budget of receipts and expenditure of
the Irish Free State/Saorstat Eireann for that year, and, save in so far
as may be provided by specific enactment in each case, the legislation
required to give effect to the Budget of each year shall be enacted within
that year.
ARTICLE 36.
Money shall not be appropriated by vote, resolution or law, unless the
purpose of the appropriation has in the same session been recommended by a
message from the Representative of the Crown acting on the advice of the
Executive Council.
ARTICLE 37.
Every Bill initiated in and passed by the Chamber/Dail Eireann shall be
sent to the Senate/Seanad Eireann and may, unless it be a Money Bill, be
amended in the Senate/Seanad Eireann and the Chamber/Dail Eireann shall
consider any such amendment; but a Bill passed by the Chamber/Dail Eireann
and considered by the Senate/Seanad Eireann shall, not later than two
hundred and seventy days after it shall have been first sent to the
Senate/Seanad, or such longer period as may be agreed upon by the two
Houses, be deemed to be passed by both Houses in its form as last passed
by the Chamber/Dail; Provided that any Money Bill shall be sent to the
Senate/Seanad for its recommendations and at a period not longer than
fourteen days after it shall have been sent to the Senate/Seanad, it shall
be returned to the Chamber/Dail which may pass it, accepting or rejecting
all or any of the recommendations of the Senate/Seanad, and as so passed
shall be deemed to have been passed by both Houses. When a Bill other than
a Money Bill has been sent to the Senate/Seanad a Joint Sitting of the
Members of both Houses may on a resolution passed by the Senate/Seanad be
convened for the purpose of debating, but not of voting upon, the
proposals of the Bill or any amendment of the same.
ARTICLE 38.
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