International Protection Act 2026

Chapter 3

Detention and alternatives to detention

Prohibition of detention on certain grounds

111. (1) A person shall not be arrested, or detained, in the State—

(a) for the sole reason that he or she is an applicant,

(b) on the basis that he or she is an applicant of a particular nationality, or

(c) for the sole reason that he or she is subject to a procedure under the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation.

(2) Detention under this Chapter shall not be punitive in nature.