European Union Nationals and their Family Members

L.N. 329 of 2011

EUROPEAN UNION ACT

(CAP. 460)

European Union Nationals and their Family Members

(Amendment) Order, 2011

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 4(2) of the

European Union Act, the Prime Minister has made the following

Order:-

The title of this Order is the European Union Nationals and

their Family Members (Amendment) Order, 2011, and this Order

shall be read and construed as one with the European Union Nationals

2007. and their Family Members Order, 2007, hereinafter referred to as the

"principal Order".

The definition "other family member" in article 2 of the

principal Order shall be amended as follows

(a)

in paragraph (b) thereof, for the words "by the

Union citizen, or" there shall be substituted the words "by the

Union citizen."; and

(b)

paragraph (c) thereof shall be deleted.

Article 3 of the principal Order shall be amended as

follows

(a)

in sub-article (1) thereof, for the words "shall,

subject to what is stated in this Order, be also applicable to

family members accompanying or joining the Union citizen,

including those who are not nationals of a Member State", there

shall be substituted the words "shall, subject to what is stated in

this Order, be also applicable to other family members

accompanying or joining the Union citizen, including those who

are not nationals of a Member State, and to the partner with

whom the Union citizen has a durable relationship"; and

(b) sub-article (5) thereof shall be substituted by the

following new sub-article

"(5) The Director shall give due and proper

consideration in relation to the admission and residence of

any other family member and of the partner with whom the

Union citizen has a durable relationship, duly attested, by

undertaking an extensive examination of the personal

circumstances and shall justify any denial of entry or

residence to these people.".

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