S.I. No. 336/2008 - Immigration Act 2004 (Registration Certificate Fee) Regulations 2008
IMMIGRATION ACT 2004 (REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FEE) REGULATIONS 2008 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd August, 2008. | ||
I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 19 and 20 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004), hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, make the following Regulations: | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Registration Certificate Fee) Regulations 2008. | ||
(2) These Regulations come into operation on 23rd August 2008. | ||
2. In these Regulations— | ||
“Act of 1996” means the Refugee Act 1996 (No. 17 of 1996); | ||
“Act of 2004” means the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004). | ||
3. The amount of €150 is prescribed for the purposes of section 19(1)(b) of the Act of 2004. | ||
4. The fee prescribed in Regulation 3 is waived in respect of persons belonging to any of the following classes: | ||
(a) non-nationals who, at the time of registration under section 9 of the Act of 2004, are— | ||
(i) under the age of 18 years, | ||
(ii) the spouse, widow or widower of an Irish citizen, or | ||
(iii) holders of a valid residence card issued under Regulation 7 of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 226 of 2006 ), | ||
(b) persons in respect of whom a declaration under section 17 of the Act of 1996 is, for the time being, in force, | ||
(c) persons who have been granted permission under section 18 of the Act of 1996 to enter and reside in the State, | ||
(d) programme refugees within the meaning of Section 24 of the Act of 1996 | ||
5. The Immigration Act 2004 (Registration Certificate) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 253 of 2006 ) are revoked. | ||
The Minister for Finance consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations | ||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister of Finance, | ||
19 August 2008 | ||
BRIAN LENIHAN | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
12 August 2008 | ||
DERMOT AHERN | ||
Minister for Justice, Equality And Law Reform. | ||
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