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Employment Permits Act 2024 (No. 17)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-6)1. Short title and commencement2. Interpretation3. Definition of "remuneration"4. Regulations5. Expenses6. Repeals and revocationsPart 2 Employment in State of Foreign Nationals (ss. 7-46)Chapter 1 Prohibition on employment in State without employment permit (ss. 7-8)7. Employment in State of foreign nationals8. Non-application of section 7 to certain foreign nationalsChapter 2 Purposes for which employment permits may be granted (s. 9)9. Purposes for which employment permit may be grantedChapter 3 Approved seasonal employer (ss. 10-11)10. Application for approval as approved seasonal employer11. Refusal to approve person as approved seasonal employerChapter 4 Application for employment permit (ss. 12-18)12. Application for employment permit13. Application - information to be provided14. Foreign nationals who may apply for dependant employment permit15. Amendment by Minister of application16. Recommendation by enterprise development agency17. Consultation by Minister in respect of certain applications18. Consideration by Minister of applicationChapter 5 Grant of employment permit (ss. 19-31)19. Grant of employment permit by Minister20. Cancellation of previous employment permit still in force21. Issue of employment permit, information to be specified in permit, etc.22. Restriction on grant of employment permit23. Establishing need for grant of certain employment permits24. Conditions of grant of intra-company transfer employment permit25. Conditions of grant of contract for service employment permit26. Change of ownership of business: change to name of employer, connected person or relevant person27. Change of employer: application and approval of change28. Change of employer: refusal to approve change29. Change of approved seasonal employer: application and approval of change30. Change of approved seasonal employer: refusal to approve change31. Employment of non-consultant hospital doctorsChapter 6 Refusal to grant employment permit (ss. 32-35)32. Mandatory grounds for refusal of employment permit33. Discretionary grounds for refusal of employment permit34. Notification of refusal and return of fee35. Review of decision to refuse grant of employment permitChapter 7 Renewal of employment permit (ss. 36-39)36. Renewal of employment permit37. Period for which employment permit may be renewed38. Application of certain sections to renewal of employment permit39. Additional grounds for refusing renewal of employment permitChapter 8 Cessation of employment permit (ss. 40-43)40. Revocation of employment permit41. Review of decision to revoke employment permit42. Order under section 3 or 4 of Immigration Act 199943. Termination of employmentChapter 9 Redundancy of certain permit holders (ss. 44-46)44. Redundancy of critical skills employment permit holder45. Redundancy of general employment permit holder46. Information, documents, supplementary provisions relating to redundancyPart 3 Regulations Relating to Employment Permits (ss. 47-50)47. Regulations governing grant of employment permit, etc.48. Remuneration relating to employments49. Criteria for making regulations under section 4750. Regulations governing procedure in relation to applications for employment permits, etc.Part 4 Enforcement, Offences and Penalties (ss. 51-63)51. Authorised officers52. Warrant relating to offences under section 7(6)53. Prohibition on forgery, fraudulent alteration or fraudulent use of employment permit54. Prohibition on certain use of employment permit55. Prohibition on deduction from remuneration and retention of personal documents56. Provision of false or misleading information57. Penalties and proceedings58. Offences by body corporate59. Civil proceedings60. Prohibition on penalisation61. Presumption of employment in certain proceedings62. Presumptions in proceedings under Act63. Retention of recordsPart 5 Miscellaneous (ss. 64-68)64. Register of employment permits65. Service of notices66. Notification of change of address67. Delegation of functions68. Data exchangePart 6 Transitional Provisions (ss. 69-75)69. Definition (Part 6)70. Continuation in force of employment permits granted under Act of 200671. Applications for grant or renewal of employment permits under Act of 200672. Renewal of employment permits granted under Act of 200673. Review of refusal under section 12 of Act of 200674. Review of revocation under section 16 of Act of 200675. Additional transitional provisionsPart 7 Consequential Amendments (ss. 76-78)76. Amendment of section 17(2) of Employment Equality Act 199877. Amendment of Immigration Act 200478. Amendment of Workplace Relations Act 2015Schedule 1 Enactments offences under which fall within sections 33(1)(c) and 40(1)(b)Schedule 2 Redress for contravention of section 60(3)
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: No known changes
Version date: 2 September 2024 - onwards
Version 2 of 2

1. Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the Employment Permits Act 2024.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions and for the repeal of different enactments or provisions of enactments effected by section 6.

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