In short
This law amends and extends previous Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts, specifically addressing the registration of births that occurred outside Ireland during a particular period. It allows for the registration or re-registration of certain births that were not fully processed at the time.
What it regulates
- The registration of births that occurred outside Ireland.
- Applications for registration lodged during a specific "transitional period" (July 1, 1986, to December 31, 1986).
- The legal date of registration for births covered by this Act.
Who it concerns
- Individuals whose births occurred outside Ireland.
- Individuals who applied for birth registration under section 27 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, during the transitional period.
Key points
- The "transitional period" was from July 1, 1986, to December 31, 1986.
- If an application for birth registration outside Ireland was lodged during the transitional period but not registered before this Act, it may now be registered.
- If such a birth was registered after the transitional period but before this Act, it may be re-registered.
- Any birth registered or re-registered under this Act is considered to have been registered on July 1, 1986.
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Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1994
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Number 9 of 1994
IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1994
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Definitions.
2.
Registration of births outside Ireland.
3.
Short title, collective citation and construction.
Number 9 of 1994
IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1994
AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACTS, 1956 AND 1986. [1st May, 1994]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Definitions.
1.âIn this Actâ
âthe Act of 1956â means the
Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956
;
âthe Act of 1986â means the
Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1986
;
âthe transitional periodâ means the period of 6 months referred to in section 8 of the Act of 1986 which commenced on the 1st day of July, 1986, and ended on the 31st day of December, 1986.
Registration of births outside Ireland.
2.â(1) Where a person, during the transitional period, lodged an application for the registration under section 27 of the Act of 1956 of a birth outside Ireland and the birth would have been registrable under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts, 1956 and 1986, during the transitional period but was not so registered, thenâ
(a) where the birth has not been registered before the passing of this Act, that birth may be registered under the said section 27, or
(b) where the birth has been registered after the transitional period but before the passing of this Act, that birth may be re-registered under the said section 27.
(2) A birth registered or re-registered under section 27 of the Act of 1956 by virtue of subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to have been registered on the 1st day of July, 1986.
(3) A birth registered under section 27 of the Act of 1956 during the transitional period shall be deemed to have been registered on the 1st day of July, 1986.
Short title, collective citation and construction.
3.â(1) This Act may be cited as the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1994.
(2) The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts, 1956 and 1986, and this Act may be cited together as the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts, 1956 to 1994, and shall be construed together as one.
Acts Referred to
Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956
1956, No. 26
Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1986
1986, No. 23
Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts, 1956 and 1986
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