Episode 2 of 3
Repeal of the Irish Dependency Act
- When
- June 1782
- Where
- Palace of Westminster, seat of the Parliament of Great Britain
- Part of
- Constitution of 1782
The Westminster Parliament repealed the 1719 Declaratory Act, abandoning its claim to legislate for Ireland.
In June 1782 the Parliament of Great Britain repealed the Declaratory Act of 1719 (22 George 3 c.53, the Repeal of the Irish Dependency Act). The British government, constrained by the American colonial revolt and confronted by the Irish Volunteers, abandoned its previously asserted right to legislate for Ireland and to hear appeals from its courts, a central component of the Constitution of 1782.
Sources
- Constitution of 1782 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-30
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