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The Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 (12 & 13 Geo. 5 c. 4) was an Act of the British Parliament passed on 31 March 1922. It gave the force of law to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which was scheduled to the Act.〔(Text of Anglo Irish Treaty (New York Times) ).〕〔(Final debate on 31 Mar 1922 -accessed 22 Jan 2009 )〕〔"An Act to give the force of Law to certain Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, and to enable effect to be given thereto, and for other purposes incidental thereto or consequential thereon."preamble to the Act〕 ==Main provisions== Section 1(1) of the Act provides that: * the "Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland set forth in the Schedule to this Act shall have the force of law from the date of the passing of this Act”.〔 Section 1(2) provided that for the purposes of giving effect to Article 17 of the Treaty: * the British Government could by Orders in Council transfer powers to the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State; * the Parliament of Southern Ireland would be dissolved within four months from the passing of the Act; and * elections would be held for "the House of the Parliament" to which the Provisional Government would be responsible. The Act did not give a name to that Parliament but said that in matters within the jurisdiction of the Provisional Government (i.e. only certain matters concerning Southern Ireland), it would have power to make laws in like manner as the Parliament of the Irish Free State when constituted. Sections 11 and 12 provided for the right of Northern Ireland to opt out of the new dominion and remain within the United Kingdom. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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