International Protection Act 2026
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PART 12 Humanitarian Admission Framework, Programme Refugees, Temporary Protection and Crisis and Force Majeure | ||
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Definitions (Part 12) | ||
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235. (1) For the purposes of this Part— | ||
“Council Decision” means a Council Decision under Article 5 of the Temporary Protection Directive; | ||
“designated premises” means a premises designated or deemed to be designated under section 237 (15); | ||
“displaced persons” has the meaning it has in the Temporary Protection Directive; | ||
“Irish transit visa” and “Irish visa” have the same meanings as they have in the Immigration Act 2003 ; | ||
“notice of intention to revoke” has the meaning given to it in section 238 (2); | ||
“permission holder” means a person who has been given a permission to reside in the State under section 237 (8) which permission is valid; | ||
“temporary protection” means a procedure of exceptional character to provide, in the event of a mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons from third countries who are unable to return to their country of origin, immediate and temporary protection to such persons, in particular if there is also a risk that the asylum system will be unable to process this influx without adverse effects for its efficient operation, in the interests of the persons concerned and other persons requesting protection, in accordance with Article 2(a) of the Temporary Protection Directive; | ||
“Temporary Protection Directive” means Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 200121 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof and any other Directive amending or replacing it. | ||
(2) A reference in any enactment to— | ||
(a) a permission given under section 60(6) of the Act of 2015 shall be construed as including a reference to a permission given under section 237 (8), and | ||
(b) a person to whom section 60 of the Act of 2015 applies shall be construed as including a reference to a person to whom section 237 applies. | ||
(3) On and from the commencement of this Part, a displaced person, to whom a Council Decision under Article 5 of the Temporary Protection Directive applies, shall be given a permission in accordance with section 237 (8) and not under section 60(6) of the Act of 2015. | ||