Talk:Law of the Republic of Ireland
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[edit] How to put this - describing UK legislation
Suppose that I write an article about an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in 1837 (say - Wills Act 1837). Until 6 December 1922, this was law of England and Wales and Ireland. As of 6 December 1922 it then became law of the Irish Free State and something subsequently happened to it that I am not qualified to describe. On 7 December 1922 it became law of Northern Ireland. At some point it stopped being the law of "Ireland". I am looking for a form of words to put in the article. Does this work?:
The Act was in force in Ireland until partition. It conseqeuntly became the law of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922, and then of its successor states. When the autonomous region of Northern Ireland seceeded from the Irish Free State and rejoined the United Kingdom on 7 December 1922, the Act became the law of Northern Ireland.
? In fact I think that if we work something out I shall create a template.Cutler (talk) 13:12, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
- I am sure that their is an act, or treaty that details continuity and this could be a better approach (of stating it and referencing it)?
- I am not sure that templates would be permitted in the fashion you recommend, in particular, from here:
- Templates should not masquerade as article content in the main article namespace; instead, place the text directly into the article.
