Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023

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  Part 2 of the Act amends the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to clarify the procedure for citizenship ceremonies and to allow the Minister to dispense with the requirement to attend a ceremony and require the declaration to be taken in a different manner as specified by the Minister. This can be applied where it is considered appropriate … Read More

Date:01 Aug 2023
Legislation Type:Act (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
In Force:Yes
Category:Citizenship, Deportation
Keywords:Asylum (Application for), Citizenship (Acquisition of), Citizenship (Loss of), Deportation, Deportation Order, Minor, Return (Voluntary)
URL:www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2023/act/18/enacted/en/print.html
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Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2019

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No. 8 of 2019

Sections 95 and 96 amend the Immigration Act 1999 and Immigration Act 2003 to confirm that immigration officers, in considering removing or deporting a person from the State, have, in line with EU and international obligations, the power to undertake a refoulement consideration. Section 88 also includes a provision confirming that where, in making a deportation order since 31 December … Read More

Date:15 Jul 2019
Legislation Type:Act (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland, EU, Other
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation, Visa
Keywords:Deportation, Deportation Order, Refoulement (Non-), Third-Country National, Visa
URL:http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2019/act/8/enacted/en/html
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S.I. No.668 of 2016: International Protection Act 2015 (Deportation) Regulations 2016


S.I. No.668 of 2016

These Regulations prescribe the deportation order to be issued under section 51(1) of the International Protection Act 2015 in respect of a person whose application for international protection has been refused and who has not been granted humanitarian leave to remain.

Date:31 Dec 2016
Legislation Type:Statutory Instrument (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:International Protection Act 2015
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Deportation, Deportation Order
URL:http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2016/si/668/made/en/print
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S.I. No.663 of 2016: International Protection Act 2015 (Commencement) (No.3) Order 2016


S.I. No.663 of 2016

This order provided that 22 December 2016 was the commencement date for the following sections of the International Protection Act 2015: section 2 (interpretation), 3 (regulations), section 15(5) (insofar as it related to prescribing a form), section 17(2) (insofar as it related to prescribing information),  section 20(1) (insofar as it related to prescribing places of detention), section 48(7) (related to … Read More

Date:22 Dec 2016
Legislation Type:Statutory Instrument (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:International Protection Act 2015
In Force:Yes
Category:International Protection
Keywords:Asylum, Asylum (Application for), Deportation, Detention
URL:http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2016/si/663/made/en/print
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S.I. No. 134 of 2016: Immigration Act 1999 (Deportation) (Amendment) Regulations 2016


S.I. No. 134 of 2016

These Regulations came into force on 10 March 2016. The Regulations amended Regulation  5 of the Immigration Act 1999 (Deportation) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No.55 of 2005) by substituting “section 5(3)” for “section 5(1)”. The Regulations also inserted a new Regulation 7 into the 2005 Regulations, to provide that a person who has been arrested under section 5(1) or (2) of … Read More

Date:10 Mar 2016
Legislation Type:Statutory Instrument (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:Immigration Act 1999; Immigration Act 1999 (Deportation) Regulations 2005
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation, Detention
Keywords:Absconding, Deportation, Detention, Return
URL:http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2016/si/134/made/en/print
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S.I. No. 133 of 2016: International Protection Act 2015 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2016


S.I. No. 133 of 2016

This commencement was issued on 9 March 2016. This order commenced sections 78, 80 and 81 of the International Protection Act 2015. Sections 78 and 80 concern the power to arrest and detain for the purposes of deportation, while section 81 provides for the refusal of leave to land to non-nationals who have been in another country in the Common … Read More

Date:09 Mar 2016
Legislation Type:Statutory Instrument (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:International Protection Act 2015; Immigration Act 1999; Immigration Act 2003; Immigration Act 2004
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation, Detention
Keywords:Absconding, Deportation, Detention, Entry (Refusal of), Immigration, Return
URL:http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2016/si/133/made/en/print
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Criminal Justice Act 2006

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Section 186 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 amended the definition of “torture” in the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000 by the insertion after “omission” of “done or made, or at the instigation of, or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official”.

Date:16 Jul 2006
Legislation Type:Act (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Crime against Humanity, Deportation, Refoulement, Refoulement (Non-), War Crimes
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S.I. No 56 of 2005: Immigration Act 2003 (Removal Places of Detention) Regulations

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This Order was made for the purpose of updating the list of prescribed places of detention for the purpose of section 5(2)(a) of the Immigration Act 2003 by the removal of the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, from that list.

Date:03 Feb 2005
Legislation Type:Statutory Instrument (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:Immigration Act 2003
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation, Detention
Keywords:Deportation, Detention, Detention Facility
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S.I. No. 444 of 2003: Immigration Act 2003 (Removal Places of Detention) Regulations

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These Regulations specify the places where a non-national being removed from the State following refusal of or failure to obtain leave to land may be detained.

Date:19 Sep 2003
Legislation Type:Statutory Instrument (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:Immigration Act 2003; Immigration Act 2003 (Removal Places of Detention) Regulations 2005
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation, Detention
Keywords:Border Control, Deportation, Detention, Detention Facility, Removal
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Immigration Act 2003

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The Immigration Act 2003 introduced carrier liability whereby a carrier can be held responsible and fined for bringing an undocumented immigrant to the State. The Act requires carriers to carry out basic checks to ensure that passengers from outside the Common Travel Area (UK, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) are in possession of valid documentation … Read More

Date:14 Jul 2003
Legislation Type:Act (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation, Detention
Keywords:Border (External EU), Border (Internal EU), Border Area, Border Control, Border Crossing, Carrier, Deportation, Detention, Detention Facility, Removal, Return, Return (Forced)
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European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003

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The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is a binding International Treaty of the Council of Europe. The Irish Act came into effect on 31 December 2003. It has the effect of requiring the courts to interpret domestic legislation in a manner consistent with the Convention. Rights under the Convention are now enforceable in Irish … Read More

Date:30 Jun 2003
Legislation Type:Act (IE)
Geographic Focus:Europe
In Force:Yes
Category:EU Treaty Rights
Keywords:Deportation, EU Treaty Rights, Europe, European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Expulsion, Freedom of Movement (Right to), Refoulement, Refoulement (Non-), Yes
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Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals

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This Directive seeks to make possible the recognition of an expulsion decision issued by a competent authority in one Member State against a third country national present within the territory of another Member State. The Directive does not apply to family members of citizens of the Union who have exercised their right of free movement. Member States were required to … Read More

Date:28 May 2001
Legislation Type:Directive
Geographic Focus:Europe
In Force:No
Opt In:Yes
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Deportation, Directive, Europe, Expulsion, Yes
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Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000

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This Act makes it an offence to organise or knowingly facilitate the entry into the State of an illegal immigrant or a person who intends to seek asylum.  The Act also amended various acts, including the Refugee Act 1996 and the Immigration Act 1999. Section 5 of the Act provides that certain prescribed decisions made in the immigration and asylum … Read More

Date:28 Aug 2000
Legislation Type:Act (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:Refugee Act 1996; Immigration Act 1999
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation, Refugee, Trafficking
Keywords:Deportation, Deportation Order, Immigrant, Refugee, Trafficking, Trafficking in Human Beings
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Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000

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The Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention Against Torture) Act 2000 was intended to give effect to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The Act defines torture as an act or omission by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person (a) for such purposes as obtaining … Read More

Date:14 Jun 2000
Legislation Type:Act (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:Criminal Justice Act 2006
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Crime against Humanity, Deportation, Deportation Order, Refoulement, Refoulement (Non-)
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Immigration Act 1999

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In the case of Laurentiu v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2000] the Aliens Act 1935 was found to be unconstitutional in the manner in which it gave the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the power to deport. In effect the Minister was found to be without statutory powers in relation to deportation of non-Irish nationals … Read More

Date:07 Jul 1999
Legislation Type:Act (IE)
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:Aliens Act 1935; Refugee Act 1996; Immigration Act 1999
In Force:Yes
Category:Deportation, Detention, Refugee
Keywords:Deportation, Deportation Order, Detention, Immigrant, Refugee, Removal, Repatriation, Return, Return (Forced), Returnee
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