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(LRC Revised)
Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 16 of 2006
EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2006 (Repealed)
REVISED
Updated to 2 September 2024
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the
Employment Permits Act 2006
. 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 the
Criminal Justice (Amendment)
Act 2024
(31/2024), enacted 4 October 2024, and all statutory instruments up to
and including the
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
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Number
16
of
2006
EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2006
(Repealed)
REVISED
Updated to 2 September
2024
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Interpretation.
(Repealed)
1A.
Definition of "remuneration".
(Repealed)
2.
Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2003.
(Repealed)
3.
Further amendment of Act of 2003.
(Repealed)
3A.
Different purposes in respect of which an employment permit may be granted.
(Repealed)
3B.
Recommendation by enterprise development agency.
(Repealed)
3C.
Spouses, civil partners and certain dependants relating to section 3A(2)(b).
(Repealed)
3D.
Supplemental provisions relating to the grant of employment permit for purpose
referred to in section 3A(2)(d).
(Repealed)
3E.
Supplemental provisions relating to the grant of employment permit for purpose
referred to in section 3A(2)(e).
(Repealed)
3F.
Consultation by Minister.
(Repealed)
4.
Application for employment permit.
(Repealed)
5.
Foreign national is grantee of permit, general provisions as respects applications,
etc.
(Repealed)
6.
Application (other than by a foreign national) for permit — information to be
provided.
(Repealed)
7.
Application by foreign national — information to be provided.
(Repealed)
8.
Grant of employment permit by Minister.
(Repealed)
9.
Original of permit to be issued to foreign national, information to be included in
permit, etc.
(Repealed)
10.
Restriction on grant of employment permit.
(Repealed)
10A.
Establishing need for grant of certain employment permits.
(Repealed)
11.
Consideration by Minister of application for employment permit.
(Repealed)
12.
Refusal to grant employment permit.
(Repealed)
13.
Review of decision to refuse permit.
(Repealed)
14.
Regulations governing grant of permits, etc.
(Repealed)
14A.
Remuneration relating to employments.
(Repealed)
15.
Criteria to which regard is to be had in making regulations under
section
14
.
(Repealed)
16.
Revocation of employment permit.
(Repealed)
17.
Review of decision to revoke permit.
(Repealed)
18.
Prohibition on forgery, fraudulent alteration or fraudulent use of employment
permit.
(Repealed)
19.
Prohibition on certain use of employment permit.
(Repealed)
20.
Renewal of employment permit.
(Repealed)
20A.
Redundancy of foreign national to whom employment permit granted for purpose referred
to in section 3A(2)(a).
(Repealed)
20B.
Redundancy of foreign national to whom employment permit granted for purpose referred
to in section 3A(2)(c).
(Repealed)
20C.
Information and documents to be provided with notification under section 20A or 20B
of dismissal by reason of redundancy.
(Repealed)
20D.
Sections 20A and 20B: supplemental provisions.
(Repealed)
21.
Effect of order under section 3 or 4 of Immigration Act 1999.
(Repealed)
22.
Authorised officers.
(Repealed)
23.
Prohibition on deduction from remuneration and retention of personal
documents.
(Repealed)
24.
Surrender of employment permit.
(Repealed)
25.
Provision of false or misleading information in relation to application under
section
4
or
20
.
(Repealed)
26.
Prohibition on penalisation.
(Repealed)
27.
Retention of records.
(Repealed)
28.
Register of employment permits.
(Repealed)
29.
Regulations.
(Repealed)
30.
Further provisions in relation to regulations.
(Repealed)
31.
Service of notices.
(Repealed)
32.
Penalties and proceedings.
(Repealed)
33.
Offences by body corporate.
(Repealed)
34.
Presumption that a person is being employed.
(Repealed)
35.
Evidence through television link.
(Repealed)
36.
Delegation of functions.
(Repealed)
37.
Data exchange in respect of certain matters.
(Repealed)
38.
Transitional provision.
(Repealed)
39.
Amendment of section 1(1) of Act of 2003.
(Repealed)
40.
Expenses.
(Repealed)
41.
Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.
(Repealed)
SCHEDULE 1
(Repealed)
Enactments offences under which fall within
section
12
(1)
(c)
SCHEDULE 2
(Repealed)
Redress for Contravention of
section
26
(3)
Acts Referred to
Bankruptcy Act 1988
1988, No. 27
Carers Leave Act 2001
2001, No. 19
Companies Act 1963
1963, No. 33
Companies Act 1990
1990, No. 33
Companies (Amendment) Act 1982
1982, No. 10
Courts Act 1981
1981, No. 11
Electronic Commerce Act 2000
2000, No. 27
Employment Agency Act 1971
1971, No. 27
Employment Permits Act 2003
2003, No. 7
European Communities Acts 1972 to 2003
Immigration Act 1999
1999, No. 22
Immigration Act 2004
2004, No. 1
Industrial Relations Act 1946
1946, No. 26
Industrial Relations Act 1990
1990, No. 19
Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956
1956, No. 26
Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005
National Minimum Wage Act 2000
2000, No. 5
Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
1997, No. 20
Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
1991, No. 25
Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851
14 & 15 Vic., c. 93
Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvancy) Act 1984
1984, No. 21
Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003
2003, No. 29
Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001
2001, No. 45
Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996
1996, No. 16
Redundancy Payments Act 1967
1967, No. 21
Refugee Act 1996
1996, No. 17
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
2005, No. 10
Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2005
Number
16
of
2006
EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2006
(Repealed)
REVISED
Updated to 2 September
2024
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANT OF EMPLOYMENT PERMITS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN NATIONALS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERMITTING THEM TO BE IN EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE, TO ENABLE THE
MINISTER FOR ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT TO MAKE, HAVING HAD REGARD TO CERTAIN
CRITERIA, REGULATIONS IMPOSING A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF SUCH PERMITS THAT MAY BE GRANTED
IN A PARTICULAR PERIOD AND IMPOSING CERTAIN OTHER RESTRICTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE
GRANT OF SUCH PERMITS, TO OTHERWISE REGULATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN FOREIGN NATIONALS
IN THE STATE AND PROVIDE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS IN EMPLOYMENT IN
THE STATE, TO AMEND THE EMPLOYMENT PERMITS ACT 2003 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[23
rd June
, 2006]
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(b), S.I. No. 443 of 2024,
subject to transitional provisions in ss. 70-75.
Editorial Notes
E1
Previous affecting
provision: 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); Act repealed (2.09.2024) by by
Employment Permits Act 2024
(17/2024),
s. 6(b), S.I. No. 443 of 2024, subject to transitional provisions in ss.
70-75.
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text)
C1
Act repealed (2.09.2024) by
Employment Permits Act 2024
(17/2024), s. 6(b), S.I. No. 443 of 2024,
subject to transitional provisions in ss. 70-75.
Editorial Notes
E1
Previous affecting
provision: 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); Act repealed (2.09.2024) by by
Employment Permits Act 2024
(17/2024),
s. 6(b), S.I. No. 443 of 2024, subject to transitional provisions in ss.
70-75.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Interpretation.
(Repealed)
1A.
Definition of "remuneration".
(Repealed)
2.
Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2003.
(Repealed)
3.
Further amendment of Act of 2003.
(Repealed)
3A.
Different purposes in respect of which an employment permit may be granted.
(Repealed)
3B.
Recommendation by enterprise development agency.
(Repealed)
3C.
Spouses, civil partners and certain dependants relating to section 3A(2)(b).
(Repealed)
3D.
Supplemental provisions relating to the grant of employment permit for purpose
referred to in section 3A(2)(d).
(Repealed)
3E.
Supplemental provisions relating to the grant of employment permit for purpose
referred to in section 3A(2)(e).
(Repealed)
3F.
Consultation by Minister.
(Repealed)
4.
Application for employment permit.
(Repealed)
5.
Foreign national is grantee of permit, general provisions as respects applications,
etc.
(Repealed)
6.
Application (other than by a foreign national) for permit — information to be
provided.
(Repealed)
7.
Application by foreign national — information to be provided.
(Repealed)
8.
Grant of employment permit by Minister.
(Repealed)
9.
Original of permit to be issued to foreign national, information to be included in
permit, etc.
(Repealed)
10.
Restriction on grant of employment permit.
(Repealed)
10A.
Establishing need for grant of certain employment permits.
(Repealed)
11.
Consideration by Minister of application for employment permit.
(Repealed)
12.
Refusal to grant employment permit.
(Repealed)
13.
Review of decision to refuse permit.
(Repealed)
14.
Regulations governing grant of permits, etc.
(Repealed)
14A.
Remuneration relating to employments.
(Repealed)
15.
Criteria to which regard is to be had in making regulations under
section
14
.
(Repealed)
16.
Revocation of employment permit.
(Repealed)
17.
Review of decision to revoke permit.
(Repealed)
18.
Prohibition on forgery, fraudulent alteration or fraudulent use of employment
permit.
(Repealed)
19.
Prohibition on certain use of employment permit.
(Repealed)
20.
Renewal of employment permit.
(Repealed)
20A.
Redundancy of foreign national to whom employment permit granted for purpose referred
to in section 3A(2)(a).
(Repealed)
20B.
Redundancy of foreign national to whom employment permit granted for purpose referred
to in section 3A(2)(c).
(Repealed)
20C.
Information and documents to be provided with notification under section 20A or 20B
of dismissal by reason of redundancy.
(Repealed)
20D.
Sections 20A and 20B: supplemental provisions.
(Repealed)
21.
Effect of order under section 3 or 4 of Immigration Act 1999.
(Repealed)
22.
Authorised officers.
(Repealed)
23.
Prohibition on deduction from remuneration and retention of personal
documents.
(Repealed)
24.
Surrender of employment permit.
(Repealed)
25.
Provision of false or misleading information in relation to application under
section
4
or
20
.
(Repealed)
26.
Prohibition on penalisation.
(Repealed)
27.
Retention of records.
(Repealed)
28.
Register of employment permits.
(Repealed)
29.
Regulations.
(Repealed)
30.
Further provisions in relation to regulations.
(Repealed)
31.
Service of notices.
(Repealed)
32.
Penalties and proceedings.
(Repealed)
33.
Offences by body corporate.
(Repealed)
34.
Presumption that a person is being employed.
(Repealed)
35.
Evidence through television link.
(Repealed)
36.
Delegation of functions.
(Repealed)
37.
Data exchange in respect of certain matters.
(Repealed)
38.
Transitional provision.
(Repealed)
39.
Amendment of section 1(1) of Act of 2003.
(Repealed)
40.
Expenses.
(Repealed)
41.
Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.
(Repealed)
SCHEDULE 1
(Repealed)
Enactments offences under which fall within
section
12
(1)
(c)
SCHEDULE 2
(Repealed)
Redress for Contravention of
section
26
(3)
Number
16
of
2006