lo - I r ish ▁Tre aty ▁Article ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - I r ish ▁Tre aty ▁provided : ▁ ▁Article ▁ 1 7 ▁therefore ▁en vis aged ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁" pro vis ional ▁arrangement " ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁government . ▁For ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁giving ▁effect ▁to ▁Article ▁ 1 7 , ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁( A gre ement ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁provided ▁in ▁Section ▁ 1 ( 2 ) ▁that : ▁▁ ▁the ▁British ▁Government ▁could ▁by ▁Or ders ▁in ▁Council ▁transfer ▁powers ▁to ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁of ▁Ireland ; ▁ ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ireland ▁would ▁be ▁dissol ved ▁within ▁four ▁months ▁from ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁Act ; ▁and ▁ ▁elections ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁for ▁" the ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament " ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁would ▁be ▁responsible . ▁The ▁Act ▁did ▁not ▁give ▁a ▁name ▁to ▁that ▁Parliament , ▁but ▁said ▁that ▁in ▁matters ▁within ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁( i . e . ▁only ▁certain ▁matters ▁concerning ▁Southern ▁Ireland ), ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁power ▁to ▁make ▁laws ▁in ▁like ▁manner ▁as ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁when ▁constit uted . ▁This ▁last - ment ioned ▁" H ouse ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament " ▁is ▁what ▁is ▁more ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Third ▁D á il . ▁ ▁R ival ▁political