Government of Ireland Act 1914
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The Government of Ireland Act 1914 was a British law intended to grant limited self-government to Ireland, marking a major milestone in the Irish Home Rule movement even though its implementation was postponed and ultimately superseded by later developments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government of Ireland Bill 1912 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Home Rule Act ⓘ |
| aimedToCreate |
Irish executive
ⓘ
Irish legislature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Curragh incident
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Home Rule crisis ⓘ Ulster Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | never fully brought into operation ⓘ |
| citation | 4 & 5 Geo. 5. c. 90 ⓘ |
| compromiseConsidered | temporary exclusion of parts of Ulster ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance | first successful passage of a Home Rule bill for Ireland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Ireland Act 1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to political tensions before the Easter Rising
ⓘ
milestone in the Irish Home Rule movement ⓘ |
| implementationPostponedBy | Suspensory Act 1914 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementationPostponedUntil | end of the First World War ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
H. H. Asquith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Government (1905–1915) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisUsed | Parliament Act 1911 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United Kingdom law ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the better government of Ireland ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Conservative and Unionist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster Unionists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overrodeOppositionFrom | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Constitutional crisis over the Parliament Act 1911
ⓘ
Irish Home Rule movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Government of Ireland Bill 1886
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Ireland Bill 1893 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor | limited self-government for Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Easter Rising
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retainedControlOver |
certain financial matters
ⓘ
defence ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ |
| retainedPowerFor | Westminster Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 18 September 1914 ⓘ |
| shortName | Third Home Rule Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | Never implemented ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Irish politics
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ devolution ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Government of Ireland Act 1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Irish Parliamentary Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Redmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1914 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Government of Ireland Bill 1912