Suspensory Act 1914

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The Suspensory Act 1914 was a British law that postponed the implementation of the Irish Home Rule Act and other contentious measures due to the outbreak of World War I.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom statute
appliesTo Government of Ireland Act 1914 NERFINISHED
Welsh Church Act 1914 NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
chronology enacted shortly after the outbreak of World War I
country United Kingdom
effect postponement of Irish Home Rule
suspension of the commencement of the Government of Ireland Act 1914
suspension of the commencement of the Welsh Church Act 1914
follows Government of Ireland Act 1914 NERFINISHED
governs commencement of specified Acts of Parliament
hasContext Irish Home Rule crisis NERFINISHED
United Kingdom constitutional politics in 1914
beginning of World War I
hasLegalEffectOn implementation date of Government of Ireland Act 1914
implementation date of Welsh Church Act 1914
historicalSignificance affected the timing of constitutional change in Ireland
delayed implementation of Irish Home Rule until after World War I
isPartOf United Kingdom wartime legislation
jurisdiction United Kingdom
language English
legalForm public general act
legalSystem English law NERFINISHED
Irish law (pre-partition)
Scots law NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
motivatedBy concern over domestic conflict during wartime
need to maintain political unity during war
purpose to postpone the coming into operation of the Government of Ireland Act 1914
to postpone the implementation of other controversial legislation
reason outbreak of the First World War
wartime emergency
relatedTo British wartime emergency powers
Irish Home Rule movement NERFINISHED
Ulster crisis NERFINISHED
subjectMatter Irish constitutional arrangements
disestablishment of the Church in Wales
postponement of commencement of statutes
temporalEffect delayed operation of certain 1914 Acts
temporalScope First World War period
typeOfAction suspensory legislation

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Third Home Rule Bill suspendedBy Suspensory Act 1914