International Protection Act 2026

Amendment of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

312. The Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 is amended—

(a) in section 4, by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “temporary protection beneficiary”:

“ ‘temporary protection beneficiary’ means a person to whom section 60 of the International Protection Act 2015 , or section 237 of the International Protection Act 2026, applies on foot of Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 202231 and who has been given a permission to reside in the State under section 60 (6) of the International Protection Act 2015 or section 237 (8) of the International Protection Act 2026 , as the case may be, which permission is valid;”,

and

(b) in section 41—

(i) by the insertion of the following definition:

“ ‘Act of 2026’ means the International Protection Act 2026;”,

(ii) in the definition of “international protection”, by the substitution of “Act of 2026” for “Act of 2015”, and

(iii) in the definition of “relevant immigration enactment” by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) section 237 of the Act of 2026,”.

31 OJ No. L 71, 4.3.2022, p.1