Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020

Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2015

118. Section 19(1) of the Act of 2015 is amended—

(a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “an applicant,” for “an applicant, or”,

(b) in paragraph (b)(iii), by the substitution of “found in the State, or” for “found in the State.”, and

(c) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

“(c) for the purpose of establishing whether the circumstances referred to in section 21(2)(b) or (c) apply in relation to the person, take or cause to be taken the fingerprints of a person who is the subject of an application for international protection.”.