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CONVENTION (IRELAND) ACT REPEAL ACT 1879
CONVENTION (IRELAND) ACT REPEAL ACT 1879 - LONG TITLE
An Act . . .{1} to amend and declare the Law in certain cases in
respect to Assemblies and Public Meetings.
[21st July 1879]
S.1 (repealing 1793 c.29 (I)) rep. by SLR 1894
CONVENTION (IRELAND) ACT REPEAL ACT 1879 - SECT 2
Re-enactment of part of repealed Act.
2. Notwithstanding the repeal of the aforesaid Act of the Irish
Parliament, it shall equally continue and shall be an offence
punishable with fine and imprisonment, or with one only of such
punishments, at the discretion of the Court before which the
offender is convicted, for any person or persons, either as elector,
candidate, or representative, to take part in the election or
proceedings of any assembly, other than Parliament as by law
constituted, which shall propose to take or shall take upon itself,
or wilfully permit to be attributed to it the functions of either
House of Parliament, or any of them, or having for its object or
tendency to bring Parliament into hatred or contempt.
This Act shall not exempt any person from any proceeding for an
offence punishable at common law or under any statute.
CONVENTION (IRELAND) ACT REPEAL ACT 1879 - SECT 3
Short title.
3. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Convention
(Ireland) Act Repeal Act, 1879.