S.I. No. 347/2000 - Refugee Act, 1996 (Travel Document) Regulations, 2000.

I, JOHN O'DONOGHUE, T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 1 , 4 (3) and 24 (5) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (No. 17 of 1996) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1997 )), hereby make the following Regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Refugee Act, 1996 (Travel Document) Regulations, 2000.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 20 November 2000.

2. The form set out in the Annex to the Geneva Convention together with the text thereof in the Irish and French languages is hereby prescribed for the purposes of sections 4 (3) and 24 (5) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (No. 17 of 1996), with such variations for the different purposes aforesaid or as circumstances may require.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations specify the form of the travel document to be issued to a person declared to be a refugee under section 17 of the Act (a Convention refugee) and to a Programme Refugee under section 24 of the Act.