Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 25th December, 2018.
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
sections 14
,
29
and
30
(as amended by
sections 17
,
29
and
30
of the
Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014
(No. 26 of 2014)) of the
Employment Permits Act 2006
(No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 (
S.I. No. 364 of 2017
)), hereby make the following regulations:
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2018.
(2) The collective citation “the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 and 2018” includes these Regulations.
2. Regulation 30(5)(b) (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 (
S.I. No. 318 of 2018
)) of the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 (
S.I. No. 95 of 2017
) is amended by substituting “751” for “573”.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
13 December 2018.
HEATHER HUMPHREYS,
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations amend the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to provide for the provision of an additional 750 permits for meat processor operatives, in addition to the remaining one such permit not issued out of the quota of 573 provided in the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018.
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2018.