Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014

Number 26 of 2014

EMPLOYMENT PERMITS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2014

REVISED

Updated to 22 July 2022

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014. 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 the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (27/2022), enacted 21 July 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Parts 1, 4, 5 and 8) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 370 of 2022), made 21 July 2022, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 26 of 2014


EMPLOYMENT PERMITS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2014

REVISED

Updated to 22 July 2022


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement

2. Interpretation

PART 2

Amendment of Act of 2003

3. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2003

4. Insertion into Act of 2003 of new sections 2B and 2C

PART 3

Amendment of Act of 2006

5. Amendment of section 1 of Act of 2006

6. Insertion into Act of 2006 of new section 1A

7. Insertion into Act of 2006 of new sections 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E and 3F

8. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 2006

9. Application for employment permit: information to be provided

10. Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2006

11. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2006

12. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 2006

13. Insertion into Act of 2006 of new section 10A

14. Amendment of section 11 of Act of 2006

15. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 2006

16. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 2006

17. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 2006

18. Insertion into Act of 2006 of new section 14A

19. Amendment of section 15 of Act of 2006

20. Amendment of section 16 of Act of 2006

21. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 2006

22. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2006

23. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 2006

24. Insertion into Act of 2006 of new sections 20A, 20B, 20C and 20D

25. Amendment of section 23 of Act of 2006

26. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 2006

27. Amendment of section 27 of Act of 2006

28. Amendment of section 28 of Act of 2006

29. Amendment of section 29 of Act of 2006

30. Amendment of section 30 of Act of 2006

31. Amendment of section 31 of Act of 2006

32. Amendment of section 37 of Act of 2006

33. Amendment of Schedule 1 to Act of 2006

PART 4

Amendment of Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000

34. Amendment of Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000

PART 5

Amendment of Immigration Act 2004 and Aliens Order 1946

35. Amendment of Immigration Act 2004

36. Amendment of Aliens Order 1946 (Repealed)

PART 6

Miscellaneous

37. Amendment of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997

38. Repeals

39. Savings and transitional provisions


Acts Referred to

Aliens Act 1935 (No. 14)

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (No. 23)

Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (No. 24)

Companies Act 1963 (No. 33)

Companies Acts

Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967 (No. 8)

Employment Permits Act 2003 (No. 7)

Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16)

Employment Permits Acts 2003 to 2013

European Union (Accession of the Republic of Croatia) (Access to the Labour Market) Act 2013 (No. 21)

Friendly Societies Acts 1896 to 1977

Health Insurance Act 1994 (No. 16)

Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000 (No. 29)

Immigration Act 1999 (No. 22)

Immigration Act 2003 (No. 26)

Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1)

Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893 to 1978

Interpretation Act 2005 (No. 23)

Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c.24)

Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001 (No. 1)

Protection of Employment Act 1977 (No. 7)

Redundancy Payments Act 1967 (No. 21)

Refugee Act 1996 (No. 17)

Registration of Business Names Act 1963 (No. 30)

Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26)

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39)

Trade Union Acts 1871 to 1990

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2005

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007


Number 26 of 2014


EMPLOYMENT PERMITS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2014

REVISED

Updated to 22 July 2022


An Act to amend the Employment Permits Act 2003, to provide a defence to a foreign national in certain proceedings under that Act, to provide for civil proceedings to recompense certain foreign nationals for work done or services rendered in certain circumstances; to amend and extend the Employment Permits Act 2006; to make further provision for the grant of employment permits; to amend the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000; to amend the Immigration Act 2004; to amend the Aliens Order 1946; to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; and to provide for related matters. [27 th July, 2014]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: