International Protection Act 2026
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Cancellation and surrender of travel document | ||
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208. (1) The Minister may cancel a travel document if— | ||
(a) the Minister becomes aware of a fact or a circumstance, whether occurring before or after the issue of the travel document, that would have required him or her to refuse to issue the travel document on the basis that section 207 (1) did not apply to the person had the Minister been aware of the fact or the circumstance before the travel document was issued, | ||
(b) the Minister is notified that the travel document is, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, in the possession or control of another person, or | ||
(c) the Minister is notified by the person, or by another person duly authorised to act on his or her behalf, that the travel document has been lost or stolen. | ||
(2) Where a travel document is cancelled under subsection (1), the Minister shall inform the person by notice in writing of the cancellation and the grounds for it. | ||
(3) Where a travel document is cancelled under subsection (1), the person shall, if he or she is in possession or control of the travel document, surrender it as soon as practicable to the Minister. | ||
(4) Where a travel document is cancelled under subsection (1), the Minister may, if appropriate, require by notice in writing the person who is in possession or control of the travel document to surrender it to the Minister within such period as may be specified in the notice. | ||
(5) A person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, has a travel document other than a travel document that was issued to him or her in his or her possession or control shall, as soon as practicable, surrender it to the Minister or deliver it to a Garda Síochána station. | ||
(6) An applicant for a travel document shall, if so required by the Minister, surrender a travel document that was issued to him or her (whether or not it is valid) to the Minister before another travel document may be issued to him or her. |