S.I. No. 345/2000 - Refugee Act, 1996 (Application Form) Regulations, 2000.

2. The form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations is hereby prescribed for the purposes of

section 8

(4) of the

Refugee Act, 1996

(No. 17 of 1996).

SCHEDULE

Application to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in accordance with

section 8

of the

Refugee Act, 1996

(as amended), for a declaration in accordance with

section 17

of the

Refugee Act, 1996

(as amended) that a person is a refugee

To the Refugee Applications Commissioner

[

at a specified address

]

I hereby apply for a declaration as a refugee in Ireland in accordance with

section 17

of the

Refugee Act, 1996

(as amended).

(i) family name

(ii) Forename

(iii) Date of birth

(iv) Nationality

(v) Country of birth

(vi) Address in own country

(vii) Name of spouse/partner and children, if applicable

(viii) Date of birth

(please complete a separate line for each person)

Signature of applicant ............................................................ .........................

Date .......................................................

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of October, 2000.

JOHN O'DONOGHUE, T.D.,

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations set out the content of the application form to be completed by asylum applicants under

Section 8

of the

Refugee Act, 1996

.

I, JOHN O'DONOGHUE, T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 1

and

8

(4) of the

Refugee Act, 1996

(No. 17 of 1996) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 (

S.I. No. 298 of 1997

), hereby make the following Regulations.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Refugee Act, 1996 (Application Form) Regulations, 2000.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 20 November 2000.