5. Citizenship, Equality and Individual Status
Updated to 8 May 2025 (Act No. 3 of 2025 and S.I. No. 161 of 2025)
► 5.1. Irish Nationality and Citizenship
Justice 1 |
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26/1956 |
Justice |
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23/1986 |
Justice |
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9/1994 |
Justice | 15/2001 | |
Justice | 38/2004 | |
Social | 13/2019 | |
1
Public Exp (in part): see S.I. No. 418 of 2011.
2
This Act, s. 5(1) repealed Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1935 (13/1935). It contained a saver in s. 5(2) for existing citizenship. Section 26(6) continued certain orders made under s. 23 (mutual citizenship rights) in force: (6) Every order made before the passing of this Act under section 23 of the Act of 1935 conferring citizenship rights on the citizens of another country shall continue in full force and effect until revoked or amended by an order made under this section. The 1956 Act made no provision for other SIs made under the 1935 Act to be continued in force, and they therefore ceased to have effect. They should be revoked for clarity as a matter of good practice: S.I. Nos. 147 of 1935, 148 of 1935, 149 of 1935, 150 of 1935, 151 of 1935, 84 of 1938, 85 of 1938, 86 of 1938, 87 of 1938, 88 of 1938, 366 of 1948.
3
The enabling Act, Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1935 (13/1935), was repealed by 26/1956, s. 5(1), subject to a saver in s. 26(6) for orders made under s. 23 which deal with mutual citizenship. It is possible that some of these orders may have been overtaken by events, such as changes to legislation in the countries concerned, and may no longer be operative.
4
Ibid.
5
Ibid.
6
Ibid.
7
Ibid.
8
Ibid.
9
The only purposes of this SI were to amend S.I. No. 224 of 1956, and revoke S.I. No. 273 of 1976. S.I. No. 224 of 1956 was revoked by S.I. No. 47 of 2013; this SI is therefore obsolete and should be revoked.
10
The only purpose of this SI was to amend S.I. No. 224 of 1956, now revoked by S.I. No. 47 of 2013; this SI is therefore obsolete and should be revoked.
11
Ibid.
12
Ibid.
13
This SI revoked Foreign Births Regulations 1956 (S.I. No. 224 of 1956) and Foreign Births (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 408 of 2009). Other regulations which amended the 1956 SI and therefore ceased to have effect on its revocation should also be revoked for clarity as a matter of good practice: S.I. Nos. 94 of 1980, 259 of 1981, 363 of 1985, 341 of 1988, listed above.
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► 5.2. Immigration and Refugees
► 5.2.1. Immigration
► 5.2.2. Prisoners of War
Defence 22 |
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27/1956 |
Foreign 23 |
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11/1962 |
Foreign 24 | 35/1998 | |
22
Public Exp (in part): see S.I. No. 418 of 2011.
23
Public Exp (in part): see S.I. No. 418 of 2011.
24
Public Exp (in part): see S.I. No. 418 of 2011. |
► 5.2.3. Refugees
► 5.3. Equality
Children 29 | 8/2000 | |
Justice |
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41/2012 |
Justice |
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24/2004 |
Justice | 43/2015 | |
Justice |
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5/1957 |
Justice |
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9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 71 |
Children 32 | 40/2017 | |
29
See S.I. No. 436 of 2020. Previously Enterprise (in part): see S.I. No. 531 of 2012. Previously Justice, other than sections 6(7)(a) and 14(aa)(ii), see S.I. No. 217 of 2010 and S.I. No. 139 of 2011.
30
The Equality Act 2004 (24/2004) amended the Employment Equality Act 1998 (21/1998) and the Equal Status Act 2000 (8/2000).
31
The Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 (43/2015) amended the Employment Equality Act 1998 (21/1998) and the Equal Status Act 2000 (8/2000).
32
See S.I. No. 436 of 2020. |
► 5.4. Capacity
► 5.4.1. Age of Majority
Justice |
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2/1985 |
► 5.4.2. Ability and Disability 33
► 5.4.3. Assisted Decision-Making Capacity
► 5.5. Civil Registration, Including Births, Marriages and Death
► 5.5.1. Births, Marriages and Death
► 5.5.2. Coroners and Inquests
Justice 151 |
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9/1962 |
Justice |
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33/2005 |
Justice | 29/2019 | |
Justice |
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4/2024 |
151
Public Exp (in part): see S.I. No. 418 of 2011. |
► 5.6. Statutory Declarations and Legalisation of Documents
Justice |
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37/1938 |
► 5.7. European Convention on Human Rights
Children 152 | 20/2003 | |
152
See S.I. No. 436 of 2020. Previously Justice, see S.I. No. 139 of 2011. Certain functions Public Exp, see S.I. No. 418 of 2011. |
► 5.8. Human Rights and Equality Commission
Justice 153 |
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35/2001 |
Children 155 |
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25/2014 |
153
See S.I. No. 139 of 2011.
154
Spent on repeal of Human Rights Commission Act 2000 (9/2000), this Act should be repealed.
155
See S.I. No. 436 of 2020.
156
Repealed Human Rights Commission Act 2000 (9/2000), with existing schemes under that Act continued in effect by s. 51: S.I. Nos. 39 of 2013 and 181 of 2014. S.I. No. 340 of 2001 (Establishment Day order) is now obsolete and should be revoked.
157
Justice (in part), see S.I. No. 159 of 2025
158
This SI was made under Human Rights Commission Act 2000 (9/2000), s. 20, and on its repeal was continued in force by 25/2014, s. 51.
159
This SI was made under Human Rights Commission Act 2000 (9/2000), s. 20, and on its repeal was continued in force by 25/2014, s. 51. |