(LRC Revised)

Number 7 of 2003

EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2003 (Repealed)

REVISED

Updated to 2 September 2024

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the

Employment Permits Act 2003

. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under

the

Law Reform Commission Act 1975

(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation

of statute law.

All Acts up to and including

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act

2024

(31/2024), enacted 4 October 2024, and all statutory instruments up to and

including

Employment Permits Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024

(S.I. No. 443 of

2024), made 28 August 2024, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,

the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from

any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

to

revisedacts@lawreform.ie.

Number

7

of

2003

EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT

2003

(Repealed)

REVISED

Updated to 2 September

2024

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

(Repealed)

2.

Employment of

non-nationals.

(Repealed)

2A.

Supplemental provisions in

relation to

section 2

.

(Repealed)

2B.

Civil proceedings

(Repealed)

2C.

Section 2B: supplemental

provisions

(Repealed)

3.

Non-application of

section

2

to nationals of certain states.

(Repealed)

3A.

Non-application of

section

2

to nationals of Bulgaria and Romania.

(Repealed)

3B.

Non-application of certain

requirement of Employment Permits Act 2006.

(Repealed)

4.

Short title.

(Repealed)

Acts Referred to

European Communities Acts 1972 to 2002

Refugee Act 1996

1996, No. 17

Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994

1994, No. 5

Number

7

of

2003

EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2003

(Repealed)

REVISED

Updated to 2 September

2024

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANT OF EMPLOYMENT PERMITS IN RESPECT OF NON-NATIONALS,

TO PROHIBIT THE EMPLOYMENT OF NON-NATIONALS WHO DO NOT HAVE SUCH PERMITS, TO PROVIDE

FOR THE GRANT OF SUCH PERMITS IN RESPECT OF NATIONALS OF CERTAIN STATES UNDER CERTAIN

CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [10

th April

, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Act repealed (2.09.2024) by

Employment Permits Act 2024

(17/2024), s. 6(1)(a), S.I. No. 443 of 2024,

subject to transitional provisions in ss. 70-75.

C2

Application of collectively cited

Employment Permits Acts

restricted (30.06.2018) by

European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018

(S.I. No. 230 of 2018), reg. 11(12), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

Labour market access permission

11. ...

(12) The Employment Permits Acts 2006 to 2014 shall not apply to a non-national (within

the meaning of that Act) who is an applicant or a recipient.

...

C3

Actions taken in accordance with Act not rendered unlawful by

Employment Equality Act 1998

(21/1998), s. 17(2) as substituted (18.07.2004) by

Equality Act 2004

(24/2004), s. 10(a), commenced on enactment.

Compliance with statutory requirements etc.

17.

— ...

[

(2) In relation to discrimination on the basis of nationality, nothing in this Act

shall render unlawful any action taken in accordance with the Employment Permits Act

2003.

]

Editorial Notes

E1

Requirement to inform operator of offence under collectively cited

Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006

imposed (4.12.2011) by

European Union (Occupation of Road Transport Operator) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 697 of 2011), regs. 6, 8 and sch.

E2

Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (28.04.2006) by

European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006

(S.I. No. 226 of 2006), reg. 18(1)(b); revoked (1.01.2007) by

European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) (No.2) Regulations 2006

(S.I. No. 656 of 2006), reg. 27.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

Act repealed (2.09.2024) by

Employment Permits Act 2024

(17/2024), s. 6(1)(a), S.I. No. 443 of 2024,

subject to transitional provisions in ss. 70-75.

C2

Application of collectively cited

Employment Permits Acts

restricted (30.06.2018) by

European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018

(S.I. No. 230 of 2018), reg. 11(12), in effect as per reg. 1(2).

Labour market access permission

11. ...

(12) The Employment Permits Acts 2006 to 2014 shall not apply to a non-national (within

the meaning of that Act) who is an applicant or a recipient.

...

C3

Actions taken in accordance with Act not rendered unlawful by

Employment Equality Act 1998

(21/1998), s. 17(2) as substituted (18.07.2004) by

Equality Act 2004

(24/2004), s. 10(a), commenced on enactment.

Compliance with statutory requirements etc.

17.

— ...

[

(2) In relation to discrimination on the basis of nationality, nothing in this Act

shall render unlawful any action taken in accordance with the Employment Permits Act

2003.

]

Editorial Notes

E1

Requirement to inform operator of offence under collectively cited

Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006

imposed (4.12.2011) by

European Union (Occupation of Road Transport Operator) Regulations 2011

(S.I. No. 697 of 2011), regs. 6, 8 and sch.

E2

Previous affecting provision: application of Act restricted (28.04.2006) by

European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006

(S.I. No. 226 of 2006), reg. 18(1)(b); revoked (1.01.2007) by

European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) (No.2) Regulations 2006

(S.I. No. 656 of 2006), reg. 27.

Section

1.

Interpretation.

(Repealed)

2.

Employment of

non-nationals.

(Repealed)

2A.

Supplemental provisions in

relation to

section 2

.

(Repealed)

2B.

Civil proceedings

(Repealed)

2C.

Section 2B: supplemental

provisions

(Repealed)

3.

Non-application of

section

2

to nationals of certain states.

(Repealed)

3A.

Non-application of

section

2

to nationals of Bulgaria and Romania.

(Repealed)

3B.

Non-application of certain

requirement of Employment Permits Act 2006.

(Repealed)

4.

Short title.

(Repealed)

Number

7

of

2003