Employment Permits Act 2003

Number 7 of 2003

EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2003

REVISED

Updated to 30 June 2018

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Employment Permits Act 2003. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including Childcare Support Act 2018 (11/2018), enacted 2 July 2018, and all statutory instruments up to and including European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 230 of 2018), made 29 June 2018, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 7 of 2003


EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2003

REVISED

Updated to 30 June 2018


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS


Acts Referred to

European Communities Acts 1972 to 2002

Refugee Act 1996

1996, No. 17

Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994

1994, No. 5


Number 7 of 2003


EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2003

REVISED

Updated to 30 June 2018


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANT OF EMPLOYMENT PERMITS IN RESPECT OF NON-NATIONALS, TO PROHIBIT THE EMPLOYMENT OF NON-NATIONALS WHO DO NOT HAVE SUCH PERMITS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANT OF SUCH PERMITS IN RESPECT OF NATIONALS OF CERTAIN STATES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [10th April, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text):

C1

Application of collectively cited Employment Permits Acts restricted (30.06.2018) by European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 230 of 2018), reg. 11(12), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

Labour market access permission

11. ...

(12) The Employment Permits Acts 2006 to 2014 shall not apply to a non-national (within the meaning of that Act) who is an applicant or a recipient.

...

C2

Actions taken in accordance with Act not rendered unlawful by Employment Equality Act 1998 (21/1998), s. 17(2) as substituted (18.07.2004) by Equality Act 2004 (24/2004), s. 10(a), commenced on enactment.

Compliance with statutory requirements etc.

17.— ...

[(2) In relation to discrimination on the basis of nationality, nothing in this Act shall render unlawful any action taken in accordance with the Employment Permits Act 2003.]

Editorial Notes:

E1

Requirement to inform operator of offence under collectively cited Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006 imposed (4.12.2011) by European Union (Occupation of Road Transport Operator) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 697 of 2011), regs. 6, 8 and sch.

E2

Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (28.04.2006) by European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 226 of 2006), reg. 18(1)(b); revoked (1.01.2007) by European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) (No.2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 656 of 2006), reg. 27.