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Designated countries.
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5.—(1) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may by order designate for the purposes of this Act—
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(a) a country that has ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to the Additional Protocol (including a country that has ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to the Additional Protocol (other than Article 3)),
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(b) a country that has ratified or acceded to the Schengen Convention, or
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(c) a country other than a country to which paragraph (a) or (b) applies that has given effect under its laws to the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title III of the Schengen Convention or Article 2 of the Additional Protocol,
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and a country that for the time being stands so designated is hereafter in this Act referred to as “a designated country”.
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(2) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may, by order, amend or revoke an order under this section, including an order under this subsection.
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(3) An order under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.
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