THIRD AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT, 1972

Type Act

Publication 1972-06-08

State In force

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AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION. [8th June, 1972]

WHEREAS by virtue of Article 46 of the Constitution any provision of the Constitution may be amended in the manner provided by that Article:

AND WHEREAS it is proposed to amend Article 29 of the Constitution:

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

1 Amendment of Article 29 of the Constitution.

1.—Article 29 of the Constitution is hereby amended as follows:

(a) the subsection set out in Part I of the Schedule to this Act shall be added to section 4 of the Irish text,

(b) the subsection set out in Part II of the Schedule to this Act shall be added to section 4 of the English text.

2 Citation.

2.—(1) The amendment of the Constitution effected by this Act shall be called the Third Amendment of the Constitution.

(2) This Act may be cited as the Third Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1972.

SCHEDULE

Part I

3° Tig leis an Stát do bheith ina chomhalta den Chomhphobal Eorpach do Ghual agus Cruach (do bunuigheadh le Connradh do sínigheadh i bPáras an 18adh lá d'Aibreán, 1951), de Chomhphobal Eacnamaíochta na hEorpa (do bunuigheadh le Connradh do sínigheadh insan Róimh an 25adh lá de Mhárta, 1957) agus den Chomhphobal Eorpach do Fhuinneamh Adamhach (do bunuigheadh le Connradh do sínigheadh insan Róimh an 25adh lá de Mhárta, 1957). Ní dhéanann aon fhoráileamh atá insan Bhunreacht so aon dlighthe d'achtuigh, gníomhartha do rinne nó bearta le n-ar ghlac an Stát, de bhíthin riachtanais na n-oibleagáidí mar chomhalta de na Comhphobail, do chur ó bhail dlighidh ná cosc do chur le dlighthe d'achtuigh, gníomhartha do rinne nó bearta le n-ar ghlac na Comhphobail, nó institiúidí de na Comhphobail, ó fheidhm dlighidh do bheith acu sa Stát.

Part II

3° The State may become a member of the European Coal and Steel Community (established by Treaty signed at Paris on the 18th day of April, 1951), the European Economic Community (established by Treaty signed at Rome on the 25th day of March, 1957) and the European Atomic Energy Community (established by Treaty signed at Rome on the 25th day of March, 1957). No provision of this Constitution invalidates laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the State necessitated by the obligations of membership of the Communities or prevents laws enacted, acts done or measures adopted by the Communities, or institutions thereof, from having the force of law in the State.

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