Leontjava and Chang v Director of Public Prosecutions

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Respondent/Defendant:Director of Public Prosecutions
Court/s:High Court, Supreme Court
Citation/s:[2005] 1 ILRM, Unreported
Judgment Date/s:22 Jan 2004
Judge:Finlay Geoghegan
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Deportation, Deportation Order, Immigrant, Immigration, Immigration (Illegal)
References:Aliens Order 1946; Aliens Act 1935; Immigration Act 1999

Until 1999 the Aliens Act (1935) had been the primary legislation governing the operation of the State’s immigration controls. Orders made under Section 5 of that Act (principally the Aliens Order 1946 as amended by an extensive series of later orders) set out a detailed scheme for controlling the entry of non-nationals into the State, including provisions granting permission to … Read More

Principles:The Oireachtas is entitled to make legislation “by reference” to material not contained in the body of an act. Section 2 of the Immigration Act 1999 is not unconstitutional.
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