International Protection Act 2026
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Modification of certain references (exceptional situations) | ||
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52. (1) For the purposes of this Part, where— | ||
(a) a disproportionate number of applications are made by unaccompanied minors or other exceptional situations arise, and | ||
(b) the competent authority decides that the measures set out in the contingency plan referred to in section 282 are insufficient to ensure that a representative person is appointed for an unaccompanied minor within 15 working days, | ||
the reference to 15 working days in section 46 (1)(b) shall be construed as a reference to 25 working days. | ||
(2) For the purposes of this Part, where— | ||
(a) a disproportionate number of applications are made by unaccompanied minors or other exceptional situations arise, and | ||
(b) the competent authority decides that the measures set out in the contingency plan referred to in section 282 are insufficient to ensure that a provisional representative person or a representative person, as the case may be, is appointed in respect of no more than 30 unaccompanied minors at any one time, | ||
the reference to 30 unaccompanied minors in sections 46 (3)(e) and 50 (3)(c) shall be construed as a reference to 50 unaccompanied minors. | ||
(3) Where the competent authority makes a decision under subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b), the Minister shall inform the European Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum in accordance with Article 27 of the Receptions Conditions Directive. |