Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936

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The Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936 was an Irish statute that preserved the role of the British monarch in Ireland’s external affairs after the abolition of the office of Governor-General, marking a transitional stage in the evolution of Irish sovereignty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of the Oireachtas
Irish statute
appliedTo conduct of foreign relations of the Irish Free State
appliesTo King in respect of the Irish Free State
category Irish constitutional law
Irish foreign relations law
constitutionalSignificance modified the role of the Crown in Irish constitutional law
step towards the declaration of the Republic of Ireland
context enacted during the dismantling of the Irish Free State’s constitutional links with the British Crown
enacted following the abdication of King Edward VIII
country Ireland
dateEnacted 1936-12-12
effect maintained membership of the British Commonwealth while reducing monarchical functions
marked a transitional stage in the evolution of Irish sovereignty
excludedFrom internal affairs of the Irish Free State
followedAbolitionOf office of Governor-General of the Irish Free State
government Éamon de Valera government
surface form: Government of Éamon de Valera
historicalPeriod interwar period
inForceDuring early years of Bunreacht na hÉireann
jurisdiction Irish Free State
language English
legalForm statute
legalSystem common law
legislature Irish Free State Oireachtas
surface form: Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
limitedRoleOf British monarch to external relations only
monarchInvolved George VI
partOf Irish constitutional history
precedes Constitution of Ireland
surface form: Bunreacht na hÉireann (Constitution of Ireland) 1937
providedThat the King could accredit foreign diplomatic representatives to Ireland
the King could conclude international agreements on behalf of Ireland
the King could sign letters of credence for Irish diplomatic representatives
the King would act on the advice of the Irish Government in external affairs
purpose to preserve a role for the British monarch in the external affairs of the Irish Free State
to regulate the exercise of the executive authority of the Irish Free State in its external relations
referredToMonarchAs King of Ireland for the purposes of external relations
region Europe
relatedLegislation Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
Constitution (Amendment No. 28) Act 1936
Constitution of the Irish Free State
surface form: Irish Free State Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
relatedTo abdication of Edward VIII
repealedBy Republic of Ireland Act 1948
repealEffectiveDate 1949-04-18
shortTitle Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Executive Authority (External Relations) Act, 1936
sponsor Éamon de Valera
status repealed
subjectMatter executive authority
external relations
yearEnacted 1936

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Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 relatedTo Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936
Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936 shortTitle Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Executive Authority (External Relations) Act, 1936