Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017
Acts of the Oireachtas
Source: Acts of the Oireachtas

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paragraphs: This Act may be cited as the Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017.
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paragraphs: In this Act “Act of 1967” means the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967 .
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paragraphs: Section 49 of the Act of 1967 is repealed.
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paragraphs: Section 39 (amended by section 2 of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act 2006 ) of the Act of 1967 is amended by the insertion of the following definitions:
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paragraphs: Section 40 of the Act of 1967 is amended, in subsection (1) (amended by section 3 of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act 2006 ), by the substitution of “equivalent or having like effect to those conferred upon, or afforded in relation to, sending states, missions or international organisations under the Vienna Convention, the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, or the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies or any other international agreement scheduled to this Act,” for “(other than inviolability, exemptions, facilities, immunities, privileges or rights not conferred upon, or afforded in relation to, sending states or missions under the Vienna Convention)” and the said subsection (1) as so amended is set out in the Table to this section.
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paragraphs: Section 42A (amended by the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act 2006 ) of the Act of 1967 is amended—
(a) in subsection (1) by—
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paragraphs: Section 43 of the Act of 1967 is amended, in subsection (1) (amended by section 5 of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act 2006 ), by the substitution of “equivalent or having like effect to those conferred upon, or afforded in relation to, sending states, missions, or international organisations under the Vienna Convention, the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, or the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies or any other international agreement scheduled to this Act” for “(other than inviolability, exemptions, facilities, immunities, privileges or rights not conferred upon, or afforded in relation to, sending states or missions under the Vienna Convention)”, and the said subsection (1) as so amended is set out in the Table to this section.
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paragraphs: Section 50 of the Act of 1967 (amended by section 6 of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act 2006 ) is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (1):
“(1) Every order under this Part in force immediately before the passing of the Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 shall have statutory effect as if it were an Act of the Oireachtas.”.
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paragraphs: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 is amended—
(a) in section 6, in subsection (6)(b) (inserted by section 3 (d) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004 ), by the substitution of “a person referred to in section 2(1) or section 2(1A) of the Immigration Act 2004 ” for “entitled to diplomatic immunity in the State”,
(b) in section 6A (inserted by section 4 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004 ), in paragraph (e)(ii) of subsection (2), by the substitution of “a person referred to in section 2(1) or section 2(1A) of the Immigration Act 2004 ” for “entitled to diplomatic immunity in the State”,
(c) in section 7 (amended by section 3 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2001 ) by the insertion of the following after subsection (3):
“(3A) A person to whom paragraph (b) of subsection (3) applies shall be deemed to have been born on the island of Ireland for the purposes of that subsection.”,
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(d) in section 16A, by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):
“(4) Where a person referred to in section 2 (1) or 2(1A) of the Immigration Act 2004 is resident in the State, such residence shall not be reckonable as a period of residence in the State for the purposes of granting a certificate of naturalisation.”.
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paragraphs: Section 2 of the Immigration Act 2004 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):
“(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), this Act shall not apply to the following persons:
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paragraphs: Section 2 of the Employment Permits Act 2003 is amended—
(a) in subsection (10B) (amended by section 3 (f) of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 )—
(i) in paragraph (b), by substituting “in the State, or” for “in the State.”, and
(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):
“(c) where the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has certified in writing that the foreign national referred to in paragraph (a) is a member of the family of an assigned person forming part of his or her household, and that the assigned person is a national of another Member State, a Member State of the E.E.A. or the Swiss Confederation.”,
(b) in subsection (15) (amended by section 3 (g) of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 ) by inserting the following definition:
“ ‘Member State of the E.E.A.’ means a state that is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992, as amended for the time being;”.