Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016.
(2) The Principal Regulations, the Employment Permits (Trusted Partner) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 172 of 2015 ), the Regulations of 2015, the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 602 of 2015 ) and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2014 to 2016 and shall be construed together as one.
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paragraphs: These Regulations come into operation on 2 August 2016.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
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paragraphs: Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by substituting for paragraph (2) the following:
“(2) Payment of fees under these Regulations and the Principal Act shall be made—
(a) where the application is made in paper form, in the form of a Euro denominated cheque, bank draft, demand draft or postal order, drawn on a financial institution operating within the Irish clearing system and made payable to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, or by electronic transfer to an account of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, specified from time to time for this purpose by the Minister, or
(b) where application by electronic means is made available by the Minister and the application is made by such means, in the form of electronic credit or debit card payment.”,
(b) in paragraph (4) by inserting “the employer or” after “as the case may be,”, and
(c) in paragraph (5)(a) by substituting “copies” for “photocopies”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 5 (as amended by Regulation 4 of the Regulations of 2015) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by substituting for paragraph (1) the following:
“5.(1) Applications for the grant of employment permits, whether made by electronic means or in paper form, shall be in the relevant form for the time being provided for that purpose by the Minister and made available online at www.djei.ie.”, and
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (b) by substituting “copies” for “photocopies”,
(ii) in subparagraph (c) by substituting “copy” for “photocopy”,
(iii) in subparagraph (e) by substituting for clauses (I) and (II) the following:
“(I) a P30 returned to the Revenue Commissioners within the 3 month period preceding the application, or a receipt for such return, whether issued through ROS (Revenue Online Service) or otherwise, or
(II) evidence of P30 SEPA monthly direct debit payments made within the 3 month period preceding the application,”,
(iv) in subparagraph (g) by inserting “or Part C” after “Part B”,
(v) by substituting for subparagraph (i)(V) the following:
“(V) in the case of an application for employment as—
(A) an executive chef,
(B) a head chef,
(C) a sous chef, or
(D) a specialist chef,
specialising in cuisine originating from a state that is not a Member State of the EEA, a statement from the person who makes the offer of employment, or the connected person, confirming that the foreign national in respect of who the application is made shall be employed in an establishment other than a fast food outlet, and”,
(vi) in subparagraph (i)(VI) by substituting “( S.I. No. 369 of 2006 ),” for “( S.I. No. 369 of 2006 ), and”,
(vii) in subparagraph (j) by substituting “a copy of the appropriate permission,” for “a copy of the appropriate permission.”, and
(viii) by inserting after subparagraph (j) the following:
“(k) where applicable, a copy of the holder’s registration with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) or the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), and
(l) where the application is made by electronic means, copies of signed declarations as may be required.”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 6 (as amended by Regulation 5 of the Regulations of 2015) of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) by substituting for paragraph (1) the following:
“6.(1) Applications for the renewal of the employment permits, whether made by electronic means or in paper form, shall be in the relevant form for the time being provided for that purpose by the Minister and made available online at www.djei.ie.”, and
(b) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (b) by substituting “copies” for “photocopies”,
(ii) in subparagraph (c) by substituting “copy” for “photocopy”,
(iii) in subparagraph (g) by inserting “or Part C” after “Part B”,
(iv) in subparagraph (i) by substituting for clauses (I) and (II) the following:
“(I) a P30 returned to the Revenue Commissioners within the 3 month period preceding the application, or a receipt for such return, whether issued through ROS (Revenue Online Service) or otherwise, or
(II) evidence of P30 SEPA monthly direct debit payments made within the 3 month period preceding the application,”,
(v) in subparagraph (j) by substituting “a copy of the appropriate permission,” for “a copy of the appropriate permission.”, and
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph (j) the following:
“(k) where applicable, a copy of the holder’s registration with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) or the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), and
(l) where the application is made by electronic means, copies of signed declarations as may be required.”.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Regulation 9 the following:
“9.The Minister may, subject to a right of verification in all cases, consider any requirement specified in the Principal Act or these Regulations to be satisfied by a declaration made by the relevant parties in such form as may be provided or required for that purpose by the Minister and made available online at www.djei.ie.”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 10 (as amended by Regulation 6 of the Regulations of 2015) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (1) the following:
“10.(1) Notification of a change of name to which section 8(8) of the Principal Act applies shall be in the relevant form for the time being provided for that purpose by the Minister and made available online at www.djei.ie.”.
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paragraphs: Regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (1) the following:
“11.(1) Notification to be made by a foreign national in the event of a redundancy to which section 20A or 20B of the Principal Act applies shall be in the relevant form for the time being provided for that purpose by the Minister and made available online at www.djei.ie.”.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for Regulation 12 the following: