International Protection Act 2026

Application of Part 4

74. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and subsections (1) and (3) of section 78 , Chapters 2 and 3 shall apply to a person who is present on the territory of the State and is—

(a) an applicant, provided that the person—

(i) is not the subject of a transfer decision under Part 6 or, where so subject, has made a request to remain under section 141 that has yet to be determined or has made such a request and been granted the right to remain in the State under that section, or

(ii) is not the subject of a return decision that is in effect under Part 11 ,

or

(b) where the person is not an applicant under this Act, a person who has made an application under section 15 of the Act of 2015, provided that the person—

(i) has not ceased to be an applicant within the meaning of the Act of 2015,

(ii) has not received a determination under section 21(11) of the Act of 2015, or

(iii) has not been refused consent under section 22(15) of the Act of 2015.

(2) Section 79 shall not apply to an applicant who has been notified that he or she is the subject of a transfer decision under section 139 .

(3) Subsections (1) to (6) of section 80 shall apply to an applicant notwithstanding that the applicant is the subject of a transfer decision under Part 6 .

(4) Chapter 3 shall apply to a person referred to in subsection (1) who is required to be present in the State in accordance with Article 17(4) of the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation.

(5) References in this Part to an “applicant” shall be construed in accordance with this section.