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Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1986

Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1956.

7.—Section 21 of the Act of 1956 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) If an Irish citizen of full age is or is about to become a citizen of another country and for that reason desires to renounce citizenship, he or she may do so, if ordinarily resident outside the State, by lodging with the Minister a declaration of alienage in the prescribed manner, and, upon lodgment of the declaration or, if not then a citizen of that country, upon becoming such, shall cease to be an Irish citizen.”.