Constitution (Amendment No. 4) Act, 1927
What is this act about?
This 1927 Act amends the Constitution to extend the maximum duration of Dáil Eireann from four years to six years.
Who it applies to: Members of Dáil Eireann; The electorate, through the interval between general elections.
At a glance
- Country
- Ireland
- Area of law
- Constitutional law and human rights
- Source
- irishstatutebook.ie
- Text retrieved
- Explanation updated
What does this act regulate?
- The maximum permitted duration of a Dáil (parliamentary term).
Who does this act apply to?
- Members of Dáil Eireann.
- The electorate, through the interval between general elections.
What are the key points?
- Article 28 of the Constitution is amended by deleting "four years" and inserting "six years or such shorter period as may be fixed by legislation."
- The Act comes into operation immediately after the dissolution of the Oireachtas occurring next after its passing.
- It was passed on 4th March, 1927.
Constitutional law and human rights
Constitutional law and human rights
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CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT No. 4) ACT, 1927.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1.
Extension of duration of Dáil Eireann.
2.
Short title and commencement.
Number 5 of 1927.
CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT No. 4) ACT, 1927.
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION BY EXTENDING THE MAXIMUM DURATION OF DÁIL EIREANN FROM FOUR YEARS TO SIX YEARS. [4th March, 1927.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— Extension of duration of Dáil Eireann.
1.—The Constitution shall be and is hereby amended by the deletion from Article 28 thereof of the words “four years” and the insertion in that Article of the words “six years or such shorter period as may be fixed by legislation” in lieu of the said words so deleted.
Short title and commencement.
2.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Constitution (Amendment No. 4) Act, 1927.
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