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Requirement as to production of documents.
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12.—(1) Every non-national shall produce on demand, unless he or she gives a satisfactory explanation of the circumstances which prevent him or her from so doing—
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(a) a valid passport or other equivalent document, issued by or on behalf of an authority recognised by the Government, which establishes his or her identity and nationality, and
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(b) in case he or she is registered or deemed to be registered under this Act, his or her registration certificate.
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(2) A non-national who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence.
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(3) In this section “on demand” means on demand made at any time by any immigration officer or a member of the Garda Síochána.
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(4) This section does not apply to—
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(a) a non-national who is under the age of 16 years, or
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(b) a non-national who was born in Ireland.
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