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
A Bill may be initiated in the Senate/Seanad Eireann and if passed by the
Senate/Seanad shall be introduced into the Chamber/Dail Eireann. If
amended by the Chamber/Dail the Bill shall be considered as a Bill
initiated in the Chamber/Dail. If rejected by the Chamber/Dail it shall
not be introduced again in the same session, but the Chamber/Dail may
reconsider it on its own motion.
ARTICLE 39.
A Bill passed by either House and accepted by the other House shall be
deemed to be passed by both Houses.
ARTICLE 40.
So soon as any Bill shall have been passed or deemed to have been passed
by both Houses, the Executive Council shall present the same to the
Representative of the Crown for the signification by him, in the King's
name, of the King's assent, and such representative may withhold the
King's assent or reserve the Bill for the signification of the King's
pleasure; Provided that the Representative of the Crown shall in the
withholding of such assent to or reservation of any Bill, act in
accordance with the law, practice, and constitutional usage governing the
like withholding of assent or reservation in the Dominion of Canada.
A Bill reserved for the signification of the King's Pleasure shall not
have any force unless and until within one year from the day on which it
was presented to the Representative of the Crown for the King's Assent,
the Representative of the Crown signifies by speech or message to each of
the Houses of the Parliament/Oireachtas, or by proclamation, that it has
received the Assent of the King in Council.
An entry of every such speech, message or proclamation shall be made in
the Journal of each House and a duplicate thereof duly attested shall be
delivered to the proper officer to be kept among the Records of the Irish
Free State/Saorstat Eireann.
ARTICLE 41.
As soon as may be after any law has received the King's assent, the clerk,
or such officer as the Chamber may appoint for the purpose, shall cause
two fair copies of such law to be made, one being in the Irish language
and the other in the English language (one of which copies shall be signed
by the Representative of the Crown to be enrolled for record in the office
of such officer of the Supreme Court as the Chamber/Dail Eireann may
determine) and such copies shall be conclusive evidence as to the
provisions of every such law, and in case of conflict between the two
copies so deposited, that signed by the Representative of the Crown shall
prevail.
ARTICLE 42.
The Parliament/Oireachtas shall have no power to declare acts to be
infringements of the law which were not so at the date of their
commission.
ARTICLE 43.
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