International Protection Act 2026

Amendment of section 8 of Employment Permits Act 2024

313. Section 8 of the Employment Permits Act 2024 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) who is a beneficiary of international protection within the meaning of the Act of 2026,”,

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (b):

“(bb) who is given, or deemed under the Act of 2026 to be given, a permission to reside in the State under section 204 of that Act, where the permission concerned is in force,

(bc) who is given, or deemed under the Act of 2026 to be given, a permission to enter and reside in the State under section 205 of that Act, where the permission concerned is in force,”,

(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

“(cc) a person who is a programme refugee within the meaning of Part 12 of the Act of 2026,”,

and

(iv) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (d):

“(dd) who is an applicant within the meaning of section 2 (1) of the Act of 2026 or a person deemed to have made an application under that Act and who has been granted a labour market access permission which is in force,”,

and

(b) in subsection (3), by the insertion of the following definition:

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