Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017

PART 3

Citizenship, Immigration and Employment Matters

Amendment of Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956

9. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 is amended—

(a) in section 6, in subsection (6)(b) (inserted by section 3 (d) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004 ), by the substitution of “a person referred to in section 2(1) or section 2(1A) of the Immigration Act 2004 ” for “entitled to diplomatic immunity in the State”,

(b) in section 6A (inserted by section 4 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004 ), in paragraph (e)(ii) of subsection (2), by the substitution of “a person referred to in section 2(1) or section 2(1A) of the Immigration Act 2004 ” for “entitled to diplomatic immunity in the State”,

(c) in section 7 (amended by section 3 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2001 ) by the insertion of the following after subsection (3):

“(3A) A person to whom paragraph (b) of subsection (3) applies shall be deemed to have been born on the island of Ireland for the purposes of that subsection.”,

and

(d) in section 16A, by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(4) Where a person referred to in section 2 (1) or 2(1A) of the Immigration Act 2004 is resident in the State, such residence shall not be reckonable as a period of residence in the State for the purposes of granting a certificate of naturalisation.”.