urth year, and their seats shall be filled by a
new election.

8.--(1.) 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.

9. 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._

10. 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.) The election laws and the laws relating to the
qualification of parliamentary electors shall not, so far
as they relate to parliamentary elections, be altered by
the Irish Legislature, but this enactment shall not prevent
the Irish Legislature from dealing with any officers
concerned with the issue of writs of election, and if any
officers are so d