Aliens (Amendment) Order, 1972.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) This Order may be cited as the Aliens (Amendment) Order, 1972.
(2) The Aliens Order, 1946 and 1962, and this Order may be cited together as the Aliens Orders, 1946 to 1972, and shall be construed together as one Order.
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.
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paragraphs: This Order shall come into operation on the 10th day of August, 1972.
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paragraphs: The Aliens (Amendment) Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 12 of 1966 ), is hereby revoked.
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paragraphs: In this Order " the Principal Order " means the Aliens Order, 1946 ( S. R. & O. No. 395 of 1946 ).
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paragraphs: The following paragraphs are hereby substituted for paragraphs (1) and (3) respectively, of Article 5 of the Principal Order :
" (1) An alien coming from any place outside the State other than Great Britain or Northern Ireland shall, on arrival in the State, apply or present himself to an immigration officer for leave to land.
(3) An immigration officer may refuse leave to land to an alien coming from any place outside the State other than Great Britain or Northern Ireland on any one of the following grounds, namely, where the immigration officer is satisfied that the alien—
(a) is not in a position to support himself and any accompanying dependants ;
(b) being desirous of entering the service of an employer in the State, is not in possession of a valid permit for his employment issued to the employer by the Minister for Labour ;
(c) is suffering from mental disorder or contagious disease ;
(d) has been convicted, whether within or outside the jurisdiction of the State, in respect of an offence that is punishable under the law of the place of conviction by imprisonment for a maximum period of at least one year ;
(e) not being a citizen of a country with which the State has an agreement for the abolition of visas, is not the holder of a valid Irish visa ;
(f) is the subject of a Deportation Order under Article 13 of this Order ;
(g) has been prohibited from landing by order of the Minister under the Aliens Act, 1935 ;
(h) belongs to a class of aliens prohibited from landing by order of the Minister under the Aliens Act, 1935 ;
(i) is not in possession of a valid passport or other document establishing his nationality and identity to the immigration officer's satisfaction which—
(I) was issued by or on behalf of an authority recognised by the Government, and
(II) does not purport to have been renewed otherwise than by or on behalf of an authority so recognised ;
(j) intends to travel (whether immediately or not) to Great Britain or Northern Ireland and the immigration officer is further satisfied that the alien would be refused leave to enter Great Britatin or Northern Ireland if he arrived there from a place other than the State."
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paragraphs: Where an immigration officer refuses leave to land to an alien he shall as soon as may be inform the alien in writing of the ground or grounds (being a ground or grounds set out in the Aliens Orders, 1946 to 1972) on which leave to land is refused.
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paragraphs: Article 7 of the Principal Order is hereby amended by the deletion of paragraphs (1) to (6) and by the substitution therefor of the following paragraphs :