Constitution (Consequential Provisions) Act, 1937

Power of the Government to make special adaptations and modifications.

5.—(1) For the purpose of ensuring that the laws in force in Saorstát Eireann immediately prior to the date of the coming into operation of the Constitution shall continue to be of full force and effect in accordance with and to the extent provided by Article 50 of the Constitution, the Government may by order make all such general or specific adaptations and modifications of any statute or statutory instrument continued in force by the said Article 50 as shall, in the opinion of the Government, be necessary for the purpose aforesaid.

(2) A specific adaptation or modification made under this section may, where in the opinion of the Government the circumstances so require, be inconsistent with any adaptation or modification, whether specific or general, made by any other section of this Act, and in every such case the specific adaptation or modification made under this section shall prevail.

(3) Every order made by the Government under this section shall, unless such order otherwise provides, have and be deemed always to have had effect as from the commencement of this Act.

(4) Every order made by the Government under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as conveniently may be after it is made, and if either such House shall, within twenty-one days on which such House has sat after such order is laid before it, pass a resolution annulling such order, such order shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.