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Hotel registers.
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10.—(1) It shall be the duty of the keeper of every premises to which this section applies to keep in the premises a register in the prescribed form of all non-nationals staying at the premises.
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(2) The Minister may make regulations in relation to the following matters:
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(a) the duties of keepers of premises to which this section applies and of persons staying at such premises in relation to the making of entries in a register,
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(b) the maintenance of a register,
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(c) the furnishing and gathering of information required for entry in a register,
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(d) the period for which a register is to be kept.
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(3) A register shall be produced by a keeper to a member of the Garda Síochána or an immigration officer if so requested by the member or officer.
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(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or a provision of regulations under this section that is stated in the regulations to be a penal provision shall be guilty of an offence.
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(5) This section applies to a hotel or other place in which lodging or sleeping accommodation is provided on a commercial basis.
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