S.I. No. 16/1939 - Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1939.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1939. No. 16.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP REGULATIONS, 1939.

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1935 (No. 13 of 1935), that the Minister for Justice may by order make regulations in relation to any matter or thing referred to in the said Act as prescribed or to be prescribed, but that no such regulation shall be made in relation to the amount or collection of fees without the consent of the Minister for Finance :

AND WHEREAS the matters and things to which these regulations relate are matters and things which are referred to in the said Act as prescribed or to be prescribed :

NOW, I, PATRICK RUTTLEDGE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1935 (No. 13 of 1935), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling and, in so far as these regulations relate to the fixing of any fees, with the consent of the Minister for Finance testified by his signature hereto, do hereby order and make the following regulations :—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1939.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

3. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1935 and 1937, are hereby revoked.

4.—(1) In these Regulations :—

the expression " The Minister " means the Minister for Justice ;

the expression " the Act " means the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1935 (No. 13 of 1935).

(2) In these Regulations and in the Forms contained in the Schedule to these Regulations, the word " Ireland " does not include any area which is, for the time being, not within the area and extent of application of the laws enacted by the Oireachtas.

5. Every declaration of retention of Irish citizenship made under sub-section (3) of Section 2 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 1 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

6. Every declaration of alienage made under sub-section (7) of Section 2 of the Act shall be in whichever of the Forms Nos. 2 and 3 in the Schedule hereto is applicable in any particular case or in a form to the like effect.

7. Every declaration of alienage made under sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 4 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

8. Every declaration of alienage made under sub-section (2) of Section 9 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 5 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

9. Every declaration of alienage made under paragraph (c) of Section 11 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 6 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

10. Every declaration of alienage made under sub-section (2) of Section 21 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 7 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

11. Every declaration of acceptance of Irish Citizenship made under paragraph (d) of sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Act shall be in whichever of the Forms in the Schedule hereto is applicable in any particular case, that is to say, either Form No. 8 or Form No. 9.

12. Every declaration of intention to continue to be ordinarily resident in Ireland and to resume Irish Citizenship made under Section 14 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 10 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

13. Every declaration of election to retain Irish citizenship made under sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 16 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 11 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

14.—(1) Every declaration made under paragraph (b) of Section 17 or under paragraph (c) of Section 18 of the Act electing to take Irish citizenship as post-nuptial citizenship and proving to the satisfaction of the Minister that the person making such declaration has ceased or will, upon the acquisition of Irish citizenship, cease to be a citizen of any other country, shall be in the Form No. 12 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

(2) Every such declaration shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by some person qualified to certify that the person making the declaration will cease on the acquisition of Irish citizenship to be a citizen of any other country.

15. Every declaration made under the Act and mentioned in these Regulations shall be lodged or registered (as the case may be) with the Minister by being sent by post to or by being left with the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin.

16. Every declaration (other than a declaration of retention of Irish citizenship under sub-section (3) of Section 2 of the Act) made under the Act and mentioned in these Regulatins shall :—

(a) if made in Ireland, be made before a commissioner for oaths or a peace commissioner, and

(b) if made in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, be made before the High Commissioner for Ireland or the Secretary of the Office of the said High Commissioner or a commissioner for oaths or a justice of the peace, and

(c) if made in any place other than Ireland, or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, be made before any of the following persons, that is to say :—

(i) a diplomatic or consular officer of Ireland entitled by law to administer any oath and take any affidavit, or

(ii) a notary public, or

(iii) any person who is, by the law of the country in which the declaration is made, a commissioner for oaths or other person authorised to take affidavits and for that purpose to administer oaths.

17. Every declaration made under the Act and mentioned in these Regulations (other than a declaration made for the purposes of the issue of a certificate of naturalisation under Section 5 of the Act) shall, when being lodged or registered (as the case may be) with the Minister, be accompanied by a fee of ten shillings.

18. Every application for a certificate of naturalisation made under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act shall be in writing in the Form No. 13 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect, and shall be lodged with the Minister by being sent by post to or left with the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin.

19. Every application for the issue, pursuant to the powers conferred by Section 7 of the Act, of a certificate of naturalisation to a person who has not attained the age of twenty-one years shall be in writing in the Form No. 14 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect, and shall be lodged with the Minister by being sent by post to or by being left with the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin

20.—(1) Every certificate of naturalisation issued under the Act shall be in such one of the Forms Nos. 15 to 18 in the Schedule hereto as is applicable in any particular case or in a form to the like effect.

(2) The following fees shall be paid on or before the issue of the following certificates of naturalisation, that is to say :—

(a) (subject to the subsequent provisions of this paragraph) on every certificate of naturalisation issued under Section 4 of the Act on an application made under Section 3 of the Act, a fee of ten pounds, and

(b) on every certificate of naturalisation issued pursuant to the powers conferred by Section 6 of the Act, a fee of ten pounds, and

(c) on every certificate of naturalisation issued pursuant to the powers conferred by Section 7 of the Act, a fee of one pound, and

(d) on every certificate of naturalisation issued under Section 4 of the Act on the application of a woman who is the wife of an Irish citizen or of a woman who is the wife of a person to whom a certificate of naturalisation is about to be issued under the Act, or of a woman who complies with the provisions of sub-section (5) of Section 4 of the Act, a fee of one pound, and

(e) on every certificate of naturalisation issued under Section 4 of the Act on the application of a widow whose husband was, immediately prior to his death, an Irish citizen, and who has not subsequent to her husband's death become a naturalised citizen of any other country, a fee of one pound.

21.—(1) Every application under sub-section (3) of Section 8 of the Act for a copy of a certificate of naturalisation shall be in the Form No. 19 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

(2) Every such application shall be sent by post to or be left with the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin, and shall be accompanied by a fee of ten shillings.

(3) Every copy of a certificate of naturalisation issued under sub-section (3) of Section 8 of the Act shall have endorsed thereon the following certificate :

" I hereby certify that this document is a true copy of the certificate of naturalisation issued to........................on the..........day of......................................

(Signed)An Officer of the Minister for Justice authorised

in this behalf by the said Minister."

22. Every application under Section 29 of the Act, by a person who is a citizen (other than a naturalised Irish citizen) for a certificate in writing stating that such person is, at the date of such certificate, an Irish citizen shall be accompanied by a fee of twelve shillings and sixpence.

SCHEDULE.

Form No. 1.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF RETENTION OF IRISH CITIZENSHIP MADE UNDER SUB-SECTION (3) OF SECTION 2 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,.......................................................... of ............................................................ .... a natural-born Irish citizen whose right to citizenship is conditional on the entry in

the age of twenty-one years on the.........................day of........................................., hereby declare that I desire to retain my Irish citizenship.

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

If and so far as I am a citizen of............................................................ (b) I intend forthwith to divest myself of that citizenship. (c).

(b) Insert name of country.

(c) Strike out or modify this sentence if inapplicable.

(Signed)............................................................ ..............................................

Signed in my presence :

(Signed)............................................................ ..............................................

............................................................ ............. (d)

of............................................................ .......................................

(d)The witness should be a clergyman, doctor, peace commissioner or other responsible person. Insert description.

Form No. 2.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE BY A FATHER UNDER SUBSECTION (7) OF SECTION 2 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,..................................................of..................................................a citizen of.................................................., am the father of..................................................who was born in Ireland on the..............................day of................................................. On the day of the birth of The said............................................................ ..........I was..............................................(a) and was a citizen of....................................................the said..................................................acquired at his birth by the laws of..................................................the nationality of...............................................and on behalf of the said............................................................ ............I hereby renounce his Irish citizenship.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .......................

Made and declared before me a............................................................ ........(b) this.......................day of............................................................ ......................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ......................

(a) State official position held by Declarant.

(b) Insert qualification.

Form No. 3.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE BY A CHILD BORN AFTER THE 6TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1922, UNDER SUB-SECTION (7) OF SECTION 2 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,................................................... of..................................................was born in Ireland on the..............................day of.................................................. My father..............................was on the day of my birth a national of........................................and was........................................(a). I acquired at my birth the nationality of..................................................and I hereby renounce my Irish citizenship.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .................

Made and declared before me a..........................................(b) this..........day of..............................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .................

(a) State official position of father.

Form No. 4.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE UNDER SUBSECTION (3) OF SECTION 7 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,................................................... of.................................................., to whom a certificate of naturalisation was issued under section 7 of the above-mentioned Act before I attained the age of twenty-one years, having attained the age of twenty-one years on the...............day of...................., do hereby renounce my Irish citizenship.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .....................

Made and declared before me a............................................................ (a) this ...................day of........................................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .....................

(a) Insert qualification.

(b) Insert qualification.

Form No. 5.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE UNDER SUBSECTION (2) OF SECTION 9 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I, ................................................... of .................................................., being the (a) of .................................................of ............................................................ ... to whom a certificate of naturalisation has been granted under the above-mentioned Act (in which certificate my name was included in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (2) of Section 9 of the above-mentioned Act) having attained the age of twenty-one years on the...............day of....................................., do hereby renounce my Irish citizenship.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ....................

Made and declared before me a....................................................(b) this.........................day of............................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ....................

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

(b) Insert qualification.

Form No. 6.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (c) OF SECTION 11 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I, ................................................... of .................................................., an Irish citizen, being the (a) of ................................................. of .................................................. whose certificate of naturalisation was revoked on the .......................................... day of ............................................., do hereby renounce my Irish citizenship.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ......................

Made and declared before me a..............................(b) this...............day of..............................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ......................

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

(b) Insert qualification.

Form No. 7

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE UNDER SUBSECTION (2) OF SECTION 21 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I, ................................................... of .................................................., a natural-born Irish citizen having (a) a citizen of another country and having attained the age of twenty-one years on the ............... day of .............................., do hereby renounce my Irish citizenship.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .....................

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

Made and declared before me a..................................................(b) this.....................day of............................................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ....................

(b) Insert qualification.

Form No. 8.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF IRISH CITIZENSHIP MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (d) OF SUBSECTION (3) OF SECTION 4 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,................................................... of.................................................., having on the....................day of..............................................., applied to the Minister for Justice certificate of naturalisation, do hereby solemnly declare that I freely accept Irish citizenship, and that I will obey the laws of Ireland and faithfully fulfil all my duties as an Irish citizen.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .....................

Made and declared before me a.......................................(a) this...............day of..............................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ...................

(a) Insert qualification.

Form No. 9.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF IRISH CITIZENSHIP MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (d) OF SUBSECTION (3) OF SECTION 4 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

Having received an intimation that the Government intend to cause a certificate of naturalisation to be issued to me by virtue of the above-mentioned Act, I,.................................................... of........................................ do hereby solemnly declare that I freely accept Irish citizenship and that I will obey the laws of Ireland and faithfully fulfil all my duties as an Irish citizen.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ......................

Made and declared before me a.............................................(a) this...............day of...............................................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .....................

(a) Insert qualification.

Form No. 10.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION MADE BY A WIDOW UNDER SECTION 14 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT THAT SHE INTENDS TO CONTINUE TO BE ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN IRELAND AND THAT SHE DESIRES TO RESUME HER IRISH CITIZENSHIP.

I,................................................... of..................................................having satisfied the Minister for Justice that I am a widow and that my husband...........................................immediately before his death was not an Irish citizen and that I was immediately before my marriage an Irish citizen and that I relinquished under the above-mentioned Act my Irish citizenship on account of my marriage to the said.............................. and that I am ordinarily resident in Ireland, do hereby declare that I intend to continue to be ordinarily resident in Ireland that I desire to resume my Irish citizenship.

I attach hereto the notification dated the...................... day of........................................, received from the Minister for Justice that he is satisfied as to the statement made to this declaration.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .......................

Made and declared before me a........................................(a) this...............day of..............................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ .......................

(a) Insert qualification.

Form No. 11.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ELECTION TO RETAIN IRISH CITIZENSHIP MADE UNDER SUB-SECTIONS (1) AND (3) OF SECTION 16 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,................................................... of..................................................an Irish citizen was married on the ...............day of.........................to.......................................... who is not an Irish citizen and I hereby declare that I elect to retain Irish citizenship as my post-nuptial citizenship.

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ....................

Made and declared before me a........................................(a) this...............day of....................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ....................

(a) Insert qualification.

Form No. 12.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ELECTION TO TAKE IRISH CITIZENSHIP MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (b) OF SECTION 17 OR UNDER PARAGRAPH (c) OF SECTION 18 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I, ................................................... of ............................................................ ...................................................... (a) ............................................... was married on the ............... day of ........................................ to .............................. of ........................................ an Irish citizen and I hereby declare that I elect to take Irish citizenship as my post-nuptial citizenship.

(a) to be a citizen of any other country.

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

1. On my marriage to an Irish citizen, I lost, by operation of the law then in force in.......................................... my................................................nationality. (b).

2. With a view to my future acquisition of Irish citizenship I did, at the time of my marriage to an Irish citizen, deliberately and by my own act according to the law then in force in............................................................ cease to be a citizen of................................................(b)

3. On my acquiring Irish citizenship, I shall cease to be a citizen of............................................................ ...according to the law now in force in................................................(b).

In evidence of the above statement I append (*)............................................................ ...

............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................................................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ...................

Made and declared before me a......................................................... (c) this...............day of....................................

(Signed)............................................................ ............................................................ ...................

(b) Strike out the inapplicable paragraphs from 1, 2 and 3.

(c) Insert qualification.

* Here set out a full description of the documentary evidence produced and appended. In cases 1 and 3 a certificat de coutume should be submitted over the signature of an officer of the Minister for Foreign Affairs (or a diplomatic or consular officer) by him appointed of the country according to whose law, past or present, the declarant's former nationality has been or will be lost. Full particulars of such signatory officer's official rank should be set out after such description. In case 2 the original document (or a copy thereof certified in the appropriate Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or by one of its duly authorised representatives in Ireland or abroad) containing the declarant's formal declaration made according to the law of the declarant's former country of allegiance, to take up Irish citizenship as his or her post-nuptial citizenship, should be produced and appended. Unless such document clearly states on the face thereof that such election was made at the time of the marriage with a view to acquiring Irish citizenship as his or her post-nuptial citizenship, the declarant will be required to produce and append a certificate issued by the above-mentioned authorities of his or her own country of former allegiance to show that the said election was in fact so made.

Form No. 13.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION

I, the undersigned, to whom the following particulars relate, hereby apply to the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation under the above-mentioned Act.

I bona fide intend if and when a certificate of naturalisation is issued to me to have my usual or principal place of residence in Ireland.

Signature of Applicant............................................................ .................................................

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

PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE APPLICANT.

(If there are no particulars to be furnished under any of the following Headings the word " None " should be written.)

1. Name in full............................................................ ............................................................ .........................................

2. Place of residence............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................

3. Trade or occupation............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................

4. Place of business or employment............................................................ ............................................................ ...

5. Place of birth............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................

6. Date of birth............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................

7. Nationality............................................................ ............................................................ .........................................

11. Whether single, married, widow or widower............................................................ ..........................................

12. Name of wife or husband............................................................ ............................................................ ..............

13. Place of birth of wife or husband............................................................ ............................................................ .

14. Date of birth of wife or husband............................................................ ............................................................ ..

15. Nationality of wife or husband before marriage............................................................ ....................................

16. Present nationality of wife or husband............................................................ ...................................................

17. Names of children, together with dates and places of their births.

18. Places af residence during the past nine years.

19. Original name of applicant............................................................ ............................................................ ..............

20. Particulars (including dates) of any changes of the applicant's name

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......

21. Particulars of any name or names (other than the name in which the application is made) under which the applicant carries on business............................................................ ............................................................ .......

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

22. Nationality of applicant at birth............................................................ ............................................................ ....

23. Particulars (including dates) of any changes of the applicant's nationality

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

24. Particulars of any previous applications for naturalisation made by the applicant. (The date of the application, the country in which it was made and the result of the application should be stated)............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

25. Particulars of any proceedings (civil or criminal) which have been taken against the applicant in courts of law in Ireland or elsewhere. (The date, place and nature of the proceedings and the result should be stated)

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......

26. Particulars (including dates) of any compositions which the applicant has made with his creditors............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......

27. Particulars of any proceedings in which the applicant was adjudicated bankrupt. (The date and place of the proceedings should be furnished and the applicant should state whether he has been granted a discharge)............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......

28. Whether the applicant is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, financially solvent............................................................ ............................................................ ..............................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........

STATUTORY DECLARATION.

(To be made by the applicant in support of the application).

I................................................do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing particulars stated in this application are true ; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1938 .

(a) Signed ............................................................ ...........................................................

Declared before me (b)............................................................ .........by the said applicant who is personally known to me (or who is identified to me by................................................who is personally known to me) at................................................

Signed ............................................................ ...........................................

This...................day of....................................

(a) The applicant should sign here.

(b) This declaration should be made before a notary public, or a commissioner for oaths, or a peace commissioner.

REFERENCES.

(References from three citizens should be furnished).

I, the undersigned, hereby state that I am an Irish citizen, and that I am not the Solicitor or Agent of............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................................whose application for a certificate of naturalisation I am prepared to support from personal knowledge of, and intimate acquaintance with the applicant for....................years. I can vouch for his (her) good character.

Signature............................................................ ..........................................

Address............................................................ ............................................

............................................................ .................................

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

I, the undersigned, hereby state that I am an Irish citizen, and that I am not the Solicitor or Agent of............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................................whose application for a certification of naturalisation I am prepared to support from personal knowledge of, and intimate acquaintance with the applicant for.............................years. I can vouch for his (her) good character.

Signature............................................................ .......................................

Address............................................................ ...................................

............................................................ ..............................................

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

I, the undersigned, hereby state that I am an Irish citizen, and that I am not the Solicitor or Agent of............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................................whose application for a certificate of naturalisation I am prepared to support from personal knowledge of, and intimate acquaintance with the applicant for...............years. I can vouch for his (her) good character.

Signature............................................................ .......................................

Address............................................................ .....................................

............................................................ ......

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

Form No. 14

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUE UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT OF A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION TO A PERSON WHO HAS NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS.

I................................................of ................................................being the (a) of............................................................ ...to whom the under-mentioned particulars relate, hereby apply to the Minister for Justice for the issue of a Certificate of Naturalisation to the said............................................................ ..........................................................

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

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

Particulars relating to the said............................................................ ............................................................ .........

1. Name in full............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................

2. Place of residence............................................................ ............................................................ .............................

3. Place of birth............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................

4. Date of birth............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................

5. Nationality............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................

9. Date of marriage of parents............................................................ ............................................................ ............

10. Place of marriage of parents............................................................ ............................................................ .........

13. Particulars of any changes of nationality of parents by naturalisation, marriage or otherwise............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ....

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ....

14. Trade or occupation of father............................................................ ............................................................ ......

15. Particulars of Irish descent or Irish associations of the said............................................................ ..............

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

Form No. 15.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION.

WHEREAS the undermentioned applicant has duly applied to the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation and has supplied with respect to himself (herself) the particulars set out hereunder and has satisfied the said Minister that the conditions contained in the above-mentioned Act in relation to the grant of a certificate of naturalisation have been fulfilled in his (her) case :

NOW, the Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the above-mentioned Act and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling, hereby issues to the said applicant this certificate of naturalisation and declares that this certificate shall, so long as it remains unrevoked, operate to confer on the said applicant the same status as a natural-born Irish citizen and that the said applicant shall, so long as this certificate remains unrevoked, be entitled to and have (subject to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act), all the political and other rights, powers, and privileges of a natural-born Irish citizen and be subject to all the obligations, duties, and liabilities of such natural-born citizen.

PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE SAID APPLICANT.

Name in full............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................

Address............................................................ ............................................................ ................................................

Trade or occupation............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................

(a) Place and (b) date of birth ; (a)..................................................(b)............................................................ ........

Previous nationality............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................

Whether single, married, widow, or widower............................................................ .............................................

Names of minor children of the said.........................................................included in this certificate pursuant to sub-section (2) of section 9 of the above-mentioned Act together with the dates and places of the births of such children :

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice this...............day of....................................., 19......

(Signed)

An Officer of the Minister for Justice authorised in this behalf by the said Minister,

Form No. 16.

WHEREAS the Government, mindful of the signal honour done (and/or distinguished services rendered) * to the Irish Nation by.................................have directed that a Certificate of Naturalisation be issued to.......................................pursuant to Section 5 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1935 :

NOW, I.........................................................., Minister for Justice, do hereby issue this Certificate of Naturalisation to..........................................and declare that this Certificate confers on him (and on his minor children............................................................ ...........*) the status of *(a) natural born Irish citizen(s).*

Given under my Seal of Office, this........................ day of..........................................19......

Minister for Justice.

* Irrelevant portions to be omitted.

Form No. 17.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION.

WHEREAS the undermentioned applicant has duly applied to the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation and has stated in his application for such certificate that he claims to be an Irish citizen and that a * doubt, question, or dispute has arisen as to whether he is or is not entitled to such citizenship and that he has so applied solely for the purpose of (a) removing such doubt or (a) settling such question or dispute :

NOW, the Minister for Justice thinking it proper so to do having regard to all the circumstances of the case and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the above-mentioned Act and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling hereby issues to the said applicant this certificate of naturalisation and declares that this certificate is issued solely for the purpose of (a) removing a doubt or (a) settling a question or dispute as to the Irish citizenship of the said applicant and the Minister for Justice further declares that this certificate shall, so long as it remains unrevoked, operate to confer on the said applicant the same status as a natural-born Irish citizen and that the said applicant shall, so long as this certificate remains unrevoked, be entitled to and have (subject to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act) all the political and other rights, powers and privileges of a natural-born Irish citizen and be subject to all the obligations, duties and liabilities of such natural-born citizen.

PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE SAID APPLICANT.

Name in full............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................

Address............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................................

Trade or occupation............................................................ ............................................................ .............................

(a) Place and (b) of birth: (a).........................................................(b)............................................................ .............

Whether single, married, widow or widower............................................................ ................................................

Names of minor children of the said.........................................................included in this certificate pursuant to sub-section (2) of Section 9 of the Act together with the dates and places of birth of such children:

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice, this...............day of........................................................., 19......

(Signed)

An officer of the Minister for Justice authorised in this behalf by the said Minister.

* Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

Form No. 18.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION.

WHEREAS the undermentioned applicant, who is a minor, has by his.......................................................(her) (a) parent (guardian) duly applied to the Minister for Justice for the issue to the said applicant of a certificate of naturalisation :

NOW, the Minister for Justice, thinking it proper so to do on account of the Irish descent (a) (or Irish associations) of the said applicant, and having regard to the other circumstances of the case, and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the above-mentioned Act, and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling, hereby issues to the said applicant this certificate of naturalisation, and declares that this certificate shall, so long as it remains unrevoked, operate to confer on the said applicant the same status as a natural-born Irish citizen, and that the said applicant shall, so long as this certificate remains unrevoked, be entitled to and have (subject to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act) all the political and other rights, powers, and privileges of a natural-born Irish citizen and be subject to all the obligations, duties, and liabilities of such natural-born citizen, but, without prejudice, while the said applicant is under the age of twenty-one years, to the limitations arising from the fact of his (her) (a) not having attained that age.

PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE SAID APPLICANT.

Name in full............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................

Address............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................

Previous nationality............................................................ ............................................................ ........................

Place of birth............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................

Date of birth............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice this...............day of.................................................., 19......

(Signed)

An officer of the Minister for Justice authorised in this behalf by the said Minister.

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

Form No. 19.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

APPLICATION UNDER SUBSECTION (3) OF SECTION 8 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT FOR A COPY CERTIFIED TO BE A CORRECT COPY OF A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION.

I............................................................ ........................................of ............................................................ ...........to whom a certificate of naturalisation was issued under the above-mentioned Act, do hereby apply for a copy, certified to be a true copy, of the said certificate for which I enclose herewith the fee of ten shillings.

I require the said copy for the following reasons:

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ......

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .....

Dated this...............day of.....................................19.......

(Signed)............................................................ ....................................................

Address............................................................ ..............................................

.................................. .. ............................................................ .........

Given under my Seal of Office, this 16th day of January, 1939.

(Signed) PATRICK RUTTLEDGE,

Minister for Justice.

I consent to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

(Signed) SÉAN MacENTEE,

Minister for Finance.