European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006
Source: Iris Oifigiúl 2006-05-12

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons Regulations 2006.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
(a) is a dependant of the Union citizen,
(b) is a member of the household of the Union citizen,
(c) on the basis of serious health grounds strictly requires the personal care of the Union citizen, or
(d) is the partner with whom the Union citizen has a durable relationship, duly attested;
(a) the Union citizen's spouse,
(b) a direct descendant of the Union citizen who is—
(i) under the age of 21, or
(ii) a dependant of the Union citizen,
(c) a direct descendant of the spouse of the Union citizen who is—
(i) under the age of 21, or
(ii) a dependant of the spouse of the Union citizen,
(d) a dependent direct relative of the Union citizen in the ascending line, or
(e) a dependent direct relative of the spouse of the Union citizen in the ascending line;
(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Council Directive shall have in these Regulations the same meaning as it has in the Council Directive unless the contrary intention appears.
(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, a person shall be regarded as not having sufficient resources to support himself or herself and his or her dependants where he or she would qualify for assistance under Part 3 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26 of 2005) if a claim were made by or on behalf of the person.
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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations shall apply to—
(a) Union citizens,
(b) subject to paragraph (2), qualifying family members of Union citizens who are not themselves Union citizens, and
(c) subject to paragraph (2), permitted family members of Union citizens.
(2) These Regulations shall not apply to a family member unless the family member is lawfully resident in another Member State and is—
(a) seeking to enter the State in the company of a Union citizen in respect of whom he or she is a family member, or
(b) seeking to join a Union citizen, in respect of whom he or she is a family member, who is lawfully present in the State.
(3) The European Communities (Aliens) Regulations 1977 ( S.I. No. 393 of 1977 ) and the European Communities (Right of Residence for Non-Economically Active Persons) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 57 of 1997 ) shall apply to citizens of Member States of the EEA other than Union citizens.
(4)(a) A person lawfully resident in the State in accordance with the provisions of the European Communities (Aliens) Regulations 1977 or the European Communities (Right of Residence for Non-Economically Active Persons) Regulations 1997 shall be deemed to be lawfully resident in the State for the purposes of these Regulations.
(b) Nothing in these Regulations shall affect the validity of a residence permit or residence document issued under the European Communities (Aliens) Regulations 1977 or the European Communities (Right of Residence for Non-Economically Active Persons Regulations 1997.
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paragraphs: (1) A Union citizen who is in possession of a valid national identity card or passport as evidence of his or her nationality and identity may not be refused permission to enter the State unless—