S.I. No. 2/1949 - New Zealand Citizens (Irish Citizenship Rights) Order, 1949.


S.I. No. 2 of 1949.

NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS (IRISH CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS) ORDER, 1949.

The Government, being satisfied that by virtue of the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act, 1948, Irish citizens now enjoy in New Zealand certain rights and privileges, do hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1935 (No. 13 of 1935), order as follows :—

1. This Order may be cited as the New Zealand Citizens (Irish Citizenship Rights) Order, 1949.

2. New Zealand citizens shall, subject to law, enjoy in Ireland similar rights and privileges to those enjoyed by Irish citizens in New Zealand by virtue of the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act, 1948.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government this 1st day of January, 1949.

JOHN A. COSTELLO,

Taoiseach.