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S.I. No. 290/1996 -- Refugee Act, 1996 (Section 24(1)) (Commencement) Order, 1996

S.I. No. 290/1996 -- Refugee Act, 1996 (Section 24(1)) (Commencement) Order, 1996 1996 290

		S.I. No. 290/1996: REFUGEE ACT, 1996 (SECTION 24(1)) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1996
		REFUGEE ACT, 1996 (SECTION 24(1)) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1996
		I, Nora Owen, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 30 (2) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (No. 17 of 1996), hereby order as follows:
		1. This Order may be cited as the Refugee Act, 1996 (Section 24(1)) (Commencement) Order, 1996.
		2. The 1st day of October, 1996, is hereby fixed as the day on which section 24 (1) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (No. 17 of 1996), shall come into operation for the purpose of regulation 14(2) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1956 ( S.I. No. 216 of 1956 ), (inserted by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Fees) Regulations, 1996 ( S.I. No. 291 of 1996 )).
		Given under my Official Seal,
		this 30th day September 1996.
		NORA OWEN,
		Minister of Justice.
		Explanatory Note
		This order brings into operation Section 24 (1) of the Refugee Act, 1996 , which is mentioned in the recently enacted Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations 1996, for the purposes of defining the term "programme refugee".