 This was measured in some way by Article 3, which stated that, "Pending the re-integration of the national territory ... the laws enacted by the parliament [of Ireland] shall have the like area and extent of application as the laws of Saorstat Éireann" ( is the Irish language name of the Irish Free State).The United Kingdom initially accepted the change in the name to "Ireland".However, it subsequently changed its practice and passed legislation providing that the Irish state could be called "Eire "(notably without a ) in British law.