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Emplopyment Permits Act 2024
Notification of refusal and return of fee
34. (1) Where the Minister refuses to grant an employment permit, the Minister shall notify, in writing, the applicant of—
(a) the decision,
(b) the reasons for it, and
(c) the fact that the applicant may, in accordance with regulations under section 50(14), submit the decision to the Minister for review under section 35 within the period referred to in section 35(2).
(2) Where an application for an employment permit is refused or withdrawn, the Minister shall return to the person who paid the fee, or a person referred to in subsection (3), such portion, as may be prescribed, of the fee that has been submitted in respect of the application.
(3) The person who paid the fee referred to in subsection (2) may nominate a person to whom the portion of the fee is to be returned in the case where such fee is to be returned.
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
E180
Power pursuant to section exercised (13.05.2026) by Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 213 of 2026).
E181
Power pursuant to section exercised (17.12.2025, 1.03.2026) by Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 643 of 2025), in operation as per reg. 2.
E182
Power pursuant to section exercised (7.04.2025) by Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 127 of 2025), in operation as per reg. 2.
E183
Power pursuant to section exercised (7.04.2025) by Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 119 of 2025), in operation as per reg. 2.
E184
Power pursuant to section exercised (10.03.2025) by Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 64 of 2025), in operation as per reg. 2.
E185
Power pursuant to section exercised (19.02.2025) by Employment Permits (Amendment) (Seasonal Employment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 33 of 2025), in operation as per reg. 2.
E186
Power pursuant to section exercised (17.01.2025) by Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 733 of 2024), in operation as per reg. 3.
E187
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.10.2024) by Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 598 of 2024).
E188
Power pursuant to section exercised (2.09.2024) by Employment Permits Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 444 of 2024), in operation as per reg. 2.