International Protection Act 2026
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Amendment of section 8 of Employment Permits Act 2024 | ||
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313. Section 8 of the Employment Permits Act 2024 is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (1)— | ||
(i) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a): | ||
“(aa) who is a beneficiary of international protection within the meaning of the Act of 2026,”, | ||
(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (b): | ||
“(bb) who is given, or deemed under the Act of 2026 to be given, a permission to reside in the State under section 204 of that Act, where the permission concerned is in force, | ||
(bc) who is given, or deemed under the Act of 2026 to be given, a permission to enter and reside in the State under section 205 of that Act, where the permission concerned is in force,”, | ||
(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c): | ||
“(cc) a person who is a programme refugee within the meaning of Part 12 of the Act of 2026,”, | ||
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(iv) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (d): | ||
“(dd) who is an applicant within the meaning of section 2 (1) of the Act of 2026 or a person deemed to have made an application under that Act and who has been granted a labour market access permission which is in force,”, | ||
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(b) in subsection (3), by the insertion of the following definition: | ||
“ ‘Act of 2026’ means the International Protection Act 2026;”. |