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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Re-enactment of part of repealed Act.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.

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