) The Irish Legislative Assembly shall consist of _one hundred and
three_ members, returned by the existing parliamentary constituencies in
Ireland, or the existing divisions thereof, and elected by the
parliamentary electors for the time being in those constituencies or
divisions. (2) The Irish Legislative Assembly when summoned may, unless
sooner dissolved, have continuance _for five_ years from the day on
which the summons directs it to meet and no longer. (3) After _six_
years from the passing of this Act, the Irish Legislature may alter the
qualification of the electors, and the constituencies, and the
distribution of the members among the constituencies, provided that in
such distribution due regard is had to the population of the
constituencies.
8. If a Bill or any provision of a Bill adopted by the Legislative
Assembly is lost by the disagreement of the Legislative Council, and
after a dissolution, or the period of _two years_ from such
disagreement, such Bill, or a Bill for enacting the said provision, is
again adopted by the Legislative Assembly and fails within three months
afterwards to be adopted by the Legislative Council, the same shall
forthwith be submitted to the members of the two Houses deliberating and
voting together thereon, and shall be adopted or rejected according to
the decision of the majority of those members present and voting on the
question.
_Irish Representation in House of Commons_
9. Unless and until Parliament otherwise determines, the following
provisions shall have effect--
(1) After _the appointed day_ each of the constituencies named in
the Second Schedule to this Act shall return to serve in Parliament
the number of members named opposite thereto in that schedule, and
no more, and Dublin University shall cease to return any member.
(2) The existing divisions of the constituencies shall, save as
provided in that schedule, be abolished.
(3) An Irish representative peer in the House of Lords and a member
of the House of Commons for an Irish constituency shall not be
entitled to deliberate or vote on--
(_a_) any Bill or motion in relation thereto, the operation of
which Bill or motion is confined to Great Britain or some part
thereof; or
(_b_) any motion or resolution relating solely to some tax not
raised or to be raised in Ireland; or
(_c_) any vote or appropriation of money
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