1 9 2 2 ▁act ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁Tre aty ' s ▁preced ence ▁over ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁Later ▁constitution al ▁am end ments ▁were ▁also ▁in compatible ▁with ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty , ▁in ▁particular ▁by ▁weak ening ▁and ▁ultimately ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Governor - General . ▁There ▁was ▁legal ▁controvers y ▁over ▁whether ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁had ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁act , ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Third ▁D á il ▁sitting ▁as ▁a ▁constitu ent ▁assembly ▁before ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁had ▁come ▁into ▁being . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁in ▁London ▁ruled ▁that , ▁in ▁British ▁law , ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁did ▁have ▁the ▁power , ▁under ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁West min ster ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁Irish ▁juris pr ud ence ▁took ▁issue ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁assumptions ▁underlying ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁decision . ▁▁ ▁The ▁question ▁was ▁rendered ▁mo ot ▁with ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁which ▁repe aled ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁act ▁was ▁itself ▁repe aled ▁as ▁spent ▁by ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁Law ▁Re vision ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Second ary ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Act s ▁of ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁