International Protection Act 2026
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PART 17 Amendments to Other Acts of Oireachtas | ||
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Amendment of Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 | ||
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295. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 6B(4)— | ||
(i) by the substitution, in paragraph (b), of “State,” for “State, or”, | ||
(ii) by the substitution, in paragraph (c), of “subsection, or” for “subsection.”, and | ||
(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c): | ||
“(d) it consists of a period during which a person is— | ||
(i) an applicant within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 202424 establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU, | ||
(ii) the subject of a return decision under Part 11 of the International Protection Act 2026, | ||
(iii) the subject of a decision to withdraw international protection status in accordance with section 214 (1) or (2) of the International Protection Act 2026 that has taken effect in accordance with section 215 (3) of that Act, which period shall end on the commencement by the person of a period of residence to which this subsection does not apply, or | ||
(iv) entitled to remain in the State pursuant to a permission referred to in paragraph (e) of section 236 (1) of the International Protection Act 2026.”, | ||
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(b) in section 16A(1)— | ||
(i) by the substitution, in paragraph (b), of “State,” for “State, or”, | ||
(ii) by the substitution, in paragraph (c), of “subsection, or” for “subsection.”, and | ||
(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c): | ||
“(d) it consists of a period during which a person is— | ||
(i) an applicant within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 202425 establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU, | ||
(ii) the subject of a return decision under Part 11 of the International Protection Act 2026, | ||
(iii) the subject of a decision to withdraw international protection status in accordance with section 214 (1) or (2) of the International Protection Act 2026 that has taken effect in accordance with section 215 (3) of that Act, which period shall end on the commencement by the person of a period of residence to which this subsection does not apply, or | ||
(iv) entitled to remain in the State pursuant to a permission referred to in paragraph (e) of section 236 (1) of the International Protection Act 2026.”. | ||