These Regulations consolidate and revoke the Employment Permits Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 432 of 2014 ), the Employment Permits (Trusted Partner) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 172 of 2015 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 349 of 2015 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 602 of 2015 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 363 of 2016 ) and the Employment Permits (Trusted Partner) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 403 of 2016 ).
They set down the different classes of employment permit that may be granted by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, for the purposes referred to in section 3A(2) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 , as inserted by the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 , and the qualifying criteria, application process, fees, review process with regard to decisions taken, and other matters in respect of such classes. They also set down the application process for a person who will make an offer of employment, an employer, a connected person or an EEA contractor to apply to the Minister for Trusted Partner Registration.
