Editing Government of Ireland Act 1920 (section)

=== Consequences ===
The Treaty provided for the ability of Northern Ireland's Parliament, by formal address, to opt out of the new [[Irish Free State]], which as expected, the [[Parliament of Northern Ireland]] brought into effect on 7 December 1922 (the day after the establishment of the Irish Free State). An [[Irish Boundary Commission]] was set up to redraw the border between the new [[Irish Free State]] and Northern Ireland, but it remained unchanged in return for financial concessions and the British and Irish governments agreed to suppress its report. In regards to the possible loss of territory due to the Boundary Commissions findings, on 25 January 1922 [[James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon|James Craig]], the 1st [[Prime Minister of Northern Ireland]] stated: ""I will never give in to any re-arrangement of the boundary that leaves our Ulster area less than it is under the Government of Ireland Act"<ref>Macardle, Dorothy (1999), ''The Irish Republic'', Wolfhound Press, New York, pg. 658, ISBN 9780552078627.</ref> The newly formed Government of Northern Ireland refused to appoint a representative to the Boundary Commission. The [[Council of Ireland]] never functioned as hoped (as an embryonic all-Ireland parliament), as the new governments decided to find a better mechanism in January 1922.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.difp.ie/docs/1922/Collins-Craig-agreement/226.htm|title=The Collins – Craig agreement from Michael Collins & James Craig – 23 January 1922 – Documents on Irish Foreign Policy|website=difp.ie|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-date=4 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005703/https://www.difp.ie/docs/1922/Collins-Craig-agreement/226.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In consequence of the establishment of the Irish Free State, the British parliament passed the [[Irish Free State (Consequential Provisions) Act 1922]], which made a number of adjustments to Northern Ireland's system of government as set up by the 1920 Act. Most notably, the office of Lord Lieutenant was abolished, being replaced by the new office of [[Governor of Northern Ireland]].