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Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1956
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5. Section 7 of the Act of 1956 is amended—
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(a) in subsection (3A), by the substitution of “in” for “on”, and
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (3A):
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“(3B) A person born outside the island of Ireland, other than a person to whom subsection (3)(b) applies, who derives citizenship through a parent who—
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(a) was born in the island of Ireland, and
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(b) at the time of the person’s birth was abroad in the public service,
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shall be deemed to have been born in the island of Ireland for the purposes of this section.
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(3C) Subsection (3B) shall apply to a person born before or after the coming into operation of section 5 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023.”.
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