No. 555/1935:

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP REGULATIONS, 1935.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP REGULATIONS, 1935.

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1935 (No. 13 of 1935), that the Minister for Justice may by order make regulations in relation to any matter or thing referred to in the said Act as prescribed or to be prescribed, but that no such regulation shall be made in relation to the amount or collection of fees without the consent of the Minister for Finance:

AND WHEREAS the matters and things to which these regulations relate are matters and things which are referred to in the said Act as prescribed or to be prescribed:

NOW, I, P. J. RUTTLEDGE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1935 (No. 13 of 1935), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling and, in so far as these regulations relate to the fixing of any fees, with the consent of the Minister for Finance testified by his signature hereto, do hereby order and make the following regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1935.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1923 (No. 46 of 1923), applies to the interpretation of these Regulations in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3. In these Regulations—

the expression " the Minister " means the Minister for Justice;

the expression " the Act " means the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1935 (No. 13 of 1935).

4. Every declaration of retention of citizenship of Saorstát Eireann made under sub-section (3) of Section 2 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 1 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

5. Every declaration of alienage made under sub-section (7) of Section 2 of the Act shall be in whichever of the Forms Nos. 2 and. 3 in the Schedule hereto is applicable in any particular case or in a form to the like effect.

6. Every declaration of alienage made under sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 4 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

7. Every declaration of alienage made under sub-section (2) of Section 9 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 5 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

8. Every declaration of alienage made under paragraph (c) of Section 11 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 6 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

9. Every declaration of alienage made under sub-section (2) of Section 21 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 7 to the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

10. Every declaration of acceptance of citizenship of Saorstát Eireann made under paragraph (d) of sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Act shall be in whichever of the Forms in the Schedule hereto is applicable in any particular case, that is to say, either Form No. 8 or Form No. 9.

11. Every declaration of intention to continue to be ordinarily resident in Saorstát Eireann and to resume citizenship of Saorstát Eireann made under Section 14 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 10 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

12. Every declaration of election to retain Saorstát Éireann citizenship made under sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 16 of the Act shall be in the Form No. 11 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

13.—(1) Every declaration made under paragraph (b) of Section 17 or under paragraph (c) of Section 18 of the Act electing to take citizenship of Saorstát Eireann as post-nuptial citizenship and proving to the satisfaction of the Minister that the person making such declaration has ceased or will, upon the acquisition of citizenship of Saorstát Eireann, cease to be a citizen of any other country, shall be in the Form No. 12 in Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

(2) Every such declaration shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by some person qualified to certify that the person making the declaration will cease on the acquisition of citizenship of Saorstát Eireann to be a citizen of any other country.

14. Every declaration made under the Act and mentioned in these Regulations shall be lodged or registered (as the case may be) with the Minister by being sent by post to or by being left with the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin.

15. Every declaration (other than a declaration of retention of citizenship of Saorstát Eireann under sub-section (3) of Section 2 of the Act) made under the Act and mentioned in these Regulations shall:—

(a) if made in Saorstát Eireann, be made before a commissioner for oaths or a peace commissioner, and

(b) if made in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, be made before the High Commissioner of Saorstát Eireann or the Secretary of the Office of the said High Commissioner or a commissioner for oaths or ,a justice of the peace, and

(c) if made in any place other than Saorstát Eireann, or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, be made before any of the following persons that is to say:—

(i) a diplomatic or consular officer of Saorstát Eireann entitled by law to administer any oath and take any affidavit, or

(ii) a notary public, or

(iii) any person who is, by the law of the country in which the declaration is made, a commissioner for oaths or other person authorised to take affidavits and for that purpose to administer oaths.

16. Every declaration made under the Act and mentioned in these Regulations (other than a declaration made for the purposes of the issue of a certificate of naturalisation under Section 5 of the Act) shall, when being lodged or registered (as the case may be) with the Minister, be accompanied by a fee of ten shillings.

17. Every application for a certificate of naturalisation made under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act shall be in writing in the Form No. 13 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect, and shall, when filled in and completed by the applicant for such certificate be sent by post to or left with the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin.

18. Every application for the issue pursuant to the powers conferred by Section 7 of the Act of a certificate of naturalisation to a person who has not attained the age of twenty-one years shall be in writing in the Form No. 14 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect and shall be lodged with the Minister by being sent by post to or by being left with the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin.

19.— (1) Every certificate of naturalisation issued under the Act shall be in such one of the Forms Nos. 15 to 18 in the Schedule hereto as is applicable in any particular case.

(2) The following fees shall be paid on or before the issue of the following certificates of naturalisation, that is to say:—

(a) (subject to the subsequent provisions of this paragraph) on every certificate of naturalisation issued under Section 4 of the Act on an application made under Section 3 of the Act, a fee of ten pounds, and

(b) on every certificate of naturalisation issued pursuant to the powers conferred by Section 6 of the Act, a fee of ten pounds, and

(c) on every certificate of naturalisation issued pursuant to the powers conferred by Section 7 of the Act, a fee of one pound, and

(d) on every certificate of naturalisation issued under Section 4 of the Act on the application of a woman who is the wife of a citizen of Saorstát Éireann or of a woman who is the wife of a person to whom a certificate of naturalisation is about to be issued under the Act, or of a woman who complies with the provisions of sub-section (5) of Section 4 of the Act, a fee of one pound.

20.—(1) Every application under sub-section (3) of Section 8 of the Act for a copy of a certificate of naturalisation shall be in the Form No. 19 in the Schedule hereto or in a form to the like effect.

(2) Every such application shall be sent by post to or be left with the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin, and shall be accompanied by a fee of ten shillings.

(3) Every copy of a certificate of naturalisation issued under sub-section (3) of Section 8 of the Act shall have endorsed thereon the following certificate:

" I hereby certify that this document is a true copy of the

certificate of naturalisation issued to...................................

on the ................ day of...................................., ..................

For the Minister for Justice.

(Signed)

An officer of the Department of Justice

authorised in this behalf by the said

Minister.

21. Every application under Section 29 of the Act by a person who is a citizen (other than a naturalised citizen of Saorstát Eireann) for a certificate in writing stating that such person is, at the date of such certificate, a citizen of Saorstát Eireann, shall be accompanied by a fee of twelve shillings and sixpence.

SCHEDULE.

FORM NO. I.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF RETENTION OF CITIZENSHIP OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN MADE UNDER SUB-SECTION (3) OF SECTION 2 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,............................................................ ., of............................................................ .,

a natural-born citizen of Saorstát Eireann whose right to citizenship is conditional on the entry in

the age of twenty-one years on the ......................day of............................................

hereby declare that I desire to retain my citizenship of Saorstát Eireann.

If and so far as I am a citizen of............................................................ ............(b)

I intend forthwith to divest myself of that citizenship. (c)

(Signed)

in presence of.........................................................(d)

of............................................................ ...........

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

(b) Insert name of country.

(c) Strike out or modify this sentence if inapplicable.

(d) The witness should be a clergyman, doctor, peace commissioner or other responsible person.

FORM NO. 2

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE BY A FATHER UNDER SUB-SECTION (7) OF SECTION 2 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I........................................................, of ............................................................ ......

a citizen of.. ............................................................ .................................., am the father of ............................................................ ............................who was born in Saorstát Eireann on the ......... day of.................................................., ...... On the day of the birth of the said ............................................................ ..............I was..................(a) and was a citizen of............................................ The said........................................... acquired at his birth by the laws of..................................................the nationality of...............................................and on behalf of the said................................................ I hereby renounce his citizenship of Saorstát Eireann.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a ............................................................ ..........(b)

this..............day of............................................................ ....., ..............

(Signed)

......................................................(b.)

(a) State official position held by declarant.

(b) Insert qualification.

FORM No. 3.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE BY A CHILD BORN AFTER THE 6TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1922, UNDER SUB-SECTION (7) OF SECTION 2 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,............................................................ ......... of ............................................................ ....

was born in Saorstát Eireann on the ............. day of............................................................ ...

..................My father ............................................................ ....... was on the day of my birth a national of............................................................ ...................................................and was ............................................................ ..................................... (a) I acquired at my birth the nationality of............................................................ .............................and I hereby renounce my citizenship of Saorstát Eireann.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a ............................................................ ...................... (b)

this .........day of ............................................................ .....

(Signed)

......................................................(b).

(a) State official position of father.

(b) Insert qualification.

FORM No. 4.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE UNDER SUB-SECTION (3) OF SECTION 7 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,.........................................................., of ..........................................................

to whom a certificate of naturalisation was issued under section 7 of the above-

mentioned Act before I attained the age of twenty-one years, having attained

the age of twenty-one years on the ......... day of.................................., .........

being less than one year before the present date, do hereby renounce my citizen

ship of Saorstát Eireann.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a ............................................................ ...... (a)

this........... day of............................................................ ....................

(Signed)

................................................(b)

(a) Insert qualification.

FORM No. 5.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE UNDER SUB-SECTION (2) OF SECTION 9 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,............................................................ ..... of...................................................

being the{son/ daughter } (a) of ............................................................ ................

of......................................................, to whom a certificate of naturalisation has

been granted under the above-mentioned Act (in which certificate

my name was included in pursuance of the provisions of sub-section (2) of

Section 9 of the above-mentioned Act) having attained the age of twenty-one

years on the .............. day of ...........................................being less than

one year before the present date, do hereby renounce my citizenship of

Saorstát Eireann.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a ......................................................... (b)

this......... day of............................................................ ...............

(Signed)

....................................................(b)

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

(b) Insert qualification

FORM No. 6.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (C) OF SECTION II OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,............................................................  of ..................................................

whose certificate of naturalisation was revoked on the ........ day of....................

............. , ....... , being less than one year before the present date, do hereby

renounce my citizenship of Saorstát Eireann.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a............................................................ ....... (b)

this ......... day of..........................., ..........

(Signed)

......................................................(b).

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

(b) Insert qualification.

FORM No. 7.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ALIENAGE MADE UNDER SUB-SECTION (2) OF SECTION 2I OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I, .................................................... of...................................................,

a natural-born citizen of Saorstát Eireann having

a citizen of another country and having attained the age of twenty-one years

on the .............. day of.........................., ....... ., being less than one year before

the present date, do hereby renounce my citizenship of Saorstát Eireann.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a ............................................................ ...... (b)

this ......... day of......................... , ..........

(Signed)

......................................................(b).

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

(b) Insert qualification.

FORM No. 8.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF CITIZENSHIP OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (d) OF SUB-SECTION (3) OF SECTION 4 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I, .............................................. of ............................,...................,

having on the ......... day of...................................., ....... , applied to

the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation, do hereby solemnly declare that I freely accept citizenship of Saorstát Eireann, and that I will obey the laws of Saorstát Eireann and faithfully fulfil all my duties as a citizen of Saorstát Eireann.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a..................................... ................... (a)

this ......... day of...................................., ..........

(Signed)

....................................................(a).

(a) Insert qualification

FORM No. 9

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF CITIZENSHIP OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (d) OF SUB-SECTION (3) OF SECTION 4 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

Having received an intimation that the Executive Council intend to cause a certificate of naturalisation to be issued to me by virtue of the above mentioned Act, I,................................., of.................................,....................do hereby solemnly

declare that I freely accept citizenship of Saorstát Eireann and that I will obey the laws of Saorstát Eireann and faithfully fulfil all my duties as a citizen of Saorstát Eireann.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a............................................................ ........ (a)

this ......... day of...................................., ..........

(Signed)

......................................................(a).

(a) Insert qualification.

FORM NO. 10.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935

DECLARATION MADE BY A WIDOW UNDER SECTION 14 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT THAT SHE INTENDS TO CONTINUE TO BE ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN SAORSTÁT EIREANN AND THAT SHE DESIRES TO RESUME HER CITIZENSHIP OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN.

I, ................................................ of ...............................................

having satisfied the Minister for Justice (a) that I am a widow, and (b) that

my husband,.........................................., immediately before his death was

not a citizen of Saorstát Eireann, and (c) that I was, immediately before my

marriage a citizen of Saorstát Eireann, and (d) that I relinquished under the

above-mentioned Act my citizenship of Saorstát Eireann on account of my

marriage to the said........................................., and (e) that I am ordinarily

resident in Saorstát Eireann, do hereby declare that I intend to continue to be

ordinarily resident in Saorstát Eireann and that I desire to resume my citizen-

ship of Saorstát Eireann.

I attach hereto the notification dated the ......... day of..............................

............, received from the Minister for Justice that he is satisfied as to the statements made in this declaration.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a ............................................................ .. (a)

this ......... day of...................................., .......................

(Signed)

......................................................(a)

(a) Insert qualification.

FORM No. 11 .

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ELECTION TO RETAIN SAORSTÁT EIREANN CITIZENSHIP MADE UNDER SUB-SECTIONS (1) AND (3) OF SECTION 16 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

I,.......................................................... of...............................................,

a citizen of Saorstát Eireann was married on the ......... day of...................

.........................., ........., to............................................................ ............

who is not a citizen of Saorstát Eireann and I hereby declare that I elect to

retain Saorstát Eireann citizenship as my post-nuptial citizenship.

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a............................................................ ..... (a)

this......... day of...................................., ..........

(Signed

......................................................(a).

(a) Insert qualification

FORM No. 12.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

DECLARATION OF ELECTION TO TAKE SAORSTÁT EIREANN CITIZENSHIP MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (b) OF SECTION 17 OR UNDER PARAGRAPH (c) OF SECTION 18 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

to be a citizen of any other country.

1. On my marriage to a citizen of Saorstát Eireann, I lost, by operation

of the law then in force in..............................my........................................

nationality. (b)

2. With a view to my future acquisition of citizenship of Saorstát Eireann I

did, at the time of my marriage to a citizen of Saorstát Eireann, deliberately

and by my own act according to the law then in force in...............................

cease to be a citizen of ............................... (b)

3. On my acquiring citizenship of Saorstát Eireann, I shall cease to be a

citizen of .................................... according to the law now in force in ........................(b).

In evidence of the above statement I append.........................................................*

............................................................ ............................................................ ..............

............................................................ ............................................................ ..............

(Signed)

Made and declared before me a ......................................................... (c)

this......... day of.............................................

(Signed)

......................................................(c).

*Here set out a full description of the documentary evidence produced and appended. In cases 1 and 3 a certificat de coutume should be submitted over the signature of an Officer of the Minister for Foreign Affairs (or a diplomatic or consular officer by him appointed) of the country according to whose law, past or present, the declarant's former nationality has been or will be lost. Full particulars of such signatory officer's official rank should be set out after such description. In case 2 the original document (or a copy thereof certified in the appropriate Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or by one of its duly authorised representatives in Saorstát Éireann or abroad) containing the declarant's formal declaration made according to the law of the declarant's former country of allegiance, to take up citizenship of Saorstát Éireann as his or her post-nuptial citizenship, should be produced and appended. Unless such document clearly states on the face thereof that such election was made at the time of the marriage with a view to acquiring citizenship of Saorstát Éireann as his or her postnuptial citizenship, the declarant will be required to produce and append a certificate issued by the above-mentioned authorities of his or her own country of former allegiance to show that the said election was in fact so made.

(a) Strike out, whichever is inapplicable.

(b) Strike out the inapplicable paragraphs from 1, 2 and 3.

(c) Insert qualification.

FORM NO. 13.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION MADE UNDER SUB-SECTION (1) OF SECTION 3 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

Particulars to be furnished by applicant for Certificate of Naturalisation.

1. Name in full ............................................................ .............................

2. Address ............................................................ ....................................

3. Trade or occupation............................................................ ...................

4. (a) Place and (b) date of birth (a) ..........................(b)............................

5. Nationality ............................................................ ................................

6. Whether single, married, widow or widower...........................................

7. If married, name of wife or husband.......................................................

8. Date of marriage............................................................ ........................

9. Nationality of wife or husband............................................................ ....

10. (a) Date and (b) place of marriage: (a) ........................ (b) .....................

11. Names of children together with the dates and places of their birth as follows:

12. Places and duration of residence during the past ............... years.

13. Names, addresses and descriptions of at least three citizens of Saorstát Éireann who are in a position to testify to the character of the applicant:

14. Any other relevant particulars............................................................ ...

............................................................ ...

............................................................ ...

I hereby apply for a certificate of naturalisation under the above-mentioned Act.

I bona fide intend if and when such certificate is issued to me to have my usual

or principal place of residence in Saorstát Eireann.

Dated this ......... day of.............................., ...........

(Signed) ............................................................ ..........

(Address)............................................................ ....

...................................................

FORM NO. 14.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUE UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT OF A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION TO A PERSON WHO HAS NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS.

I, ................................................, of .............................................,

of .................................................. do hereby apply for the issue of a certificate of naturalisation to the said ............................................................ ..................

The following are the particulars relating to the said.................................

1. Name in full............................................................ ...........................................

2. Address ............................................................ ..................................................

3. (a) Place and (b) date of birth: (a) ........................... (b)...............................

4. Nationality............................................................ .............................................

5. (a) Names, (b) dates and (c) places of birth of parents:

(a) ...................................................

(b) ..................................................

(c) ...................................................

6. (a) Nationality of parents together with (b) particulars of any change of nationality by naturalisation or marriage:

(a) ...................................................

(b) ...................................................

7. Any other relevant particulars (including particulars as to the Irish descent or Irish association) relating to the said...........................................................:

............................................................ ............................................................ ...............

............................................................ ............................................................ ...............

Dated this ................................ day of ..............................., .........

(Signed)......................................................

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable

FORM NO. 15.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION.

Whereas .............................. has duly applied to the Minister for Justice for a certificate of naturalisation and has supplied with respect to himself (herself) the particulars set out hereunder and has satisfied the said Minister that the conditions contained in the above-mentioned Act in relation to the grant of a certificate of naturalisation have been fulfilled in his (her) case:

And Whereas the said......................................................... has made in the prescribed form and manner a declaration of acceptance of citizenship of Saorstát Eireann:

Now, the Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers vested in him by the above-mentioned Act and of every and any other power him in that behalf enabling, does hereby issue to the said .............................. this certificate of naturalisation and declares that this certificate shall, so long as it remains unrevoked, operate to confer on the said .............................. the same status as a natural-born citizen of Saorstát Eireann and that the said........................ shall, so long as the said certificate remains unrevoked, be entitled to and have (subject to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act) all the political and other rights, powers, and privileges of a natural-born citizen of Saorstát Eireann and be subject to all the obligations, duties, and liabilities of such natural-born citizen.

Particulars supplied by the said.........................................................

1. Name in full............................................................ ........................

2. Address............................................................ ..............................

3. Trade or occupation............................................................ ..........

4. (a) Place and (b) date of birth: (a) ........................... (b)........................

5. Previous nationality............................................................ 

6. Whether single, married, widow, or widower.........................................

7. If married, name of wife or husband...................................................

8. If married, (a) date and (b) place of marriage: (a)......................... (b) .....................

9. Nationality of wife or husband.......................................................

10. Names of minor children of the said ................................................... included in this certificate pursuant to sub-section (2) of Section 9 of the above-mentioned Act together with the dates and places of the births of such children:

11. Any other relevant particulars ............................................................ .......................

............................................................ .......................

............................................................ .......................

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice this

......day of....................... .......

(Signed)

An Officer of the Department of Justice authorised in this behalf by the said Minister.

FORM NO. 16.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE POWERS CONFERRED BY SECTION 5 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

Whereas the Executive Council are of opinion that.................................

Now, the Minister for Justice in exercise of the powers vested in him by the above-mentioned Act and of every and any other power him in that behalf

this certificate of naturalisation and declares that this certificate shall, so long at it remains unrevoked, operate to confer on the said ........................ the same status as a natural-born citizen of Saorstát Eireann and that the said............................shall, so long as the said certificate remains unrevoked, be entitled to and have (subject to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act) all the political and other rights, powers, and privileges of a natural-

born citizen of Saorstát Eireann and be subject to all the obligations, duties and liabilities of such natural-born citizen.

Particulars relating to the said............................................................ 

1. Name in full............................................................ .....................

2. Address............................................................ ..............................

3. Trade or occupation............................................................ ............

4. (a) Place and (b) date of birth: (a)........................ (b)........................

5. Previous nationality ..........................................................

6. Whether single, married, widow or widower..........................................

7. If married, name of wife or husband ...................................................

8. If married (a) date and (b) place of marriage: (a) .................. (b) ..............

9. Nationality of wife or husband............................................................ 

10. Names of minor children of the said................................................... included in this certificate pursuant to sub-section (2) of Section 9 of the Act together with the dates and places of the births of such children:

11. Any other relevant particulars: ............................................................ .......................

............................................................ ........................

............................................................ ........................

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice

this ......... day of.............................., ..........

(Signed)

An officer of the Department of Justice authorised in this behalf by the said Minister.

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable.

(b) State whether son, daughter, etc

FORM NO. 17.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE POWERS CONFERRED BY SECTION 6 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

Whereas ............................................................ ....... has duly applied to the Minister for justice for a certificate of naturalisation and has stated in his application for such certificate that he claims to be a citizen of Saorstát Eireann and that a doubt, question, or dispute has arisen as to whether he is or is not entitled to such citizenship and that he has so applied solely for he purpose of removing such doubt or settling such question or dispute:

Now, the Minister for Justice thinking it proper so to do having regard to all the circumstances of the case and in exercise of the powers vested in him by the above-mentioned Act and of every and any other power him in that behalf enabling does hereby issue to the said.............................................. this certificate of naturalisation and declares that this certificate is issued solely for the purpose of removing a doubt or settling a question or dispute as to the citizenship of Saorstát Eireann of the said...................................... and the Minister for Justice further declares that this certificate shall, so long as it remains unrevoked, operate to confer on the said...................................... the same status as a natural-born citizen of Saorstát Eireann and that the said ............................................................ ...... shall, so long as the said certificate remains unrevoked, be entitled to and have (subject to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act) all the political and other rights, powers and privileges of a natural-born citizen of Saorstát Eireann and be subject to all the obligations, duties and liabilities of such natural-born citizen.

Particulars relating to the said....................................

1. Name in full............................................................ .....................

2. Address ............................................................ ...........................

3. Trade or occupation ............................................................ ..........

4. (a) Place and (b) date of birth: (a) ........................ (b) ........................

5. Whether single, married, widow or widower..........................................

6. If married, name of wife or husband...................................................

7. If married, (a) date and (b) place of marriage: (a) ..................... (b) ............................

8. Nationality of wife or husband.........................................................

9. Names of minor children of the said................................................... included in this certificate pursuant to sub-section (2) of Section 9 of the Act together with the dates and places of birth of such children:

10. Doubt, question or dispute by reason of which certificate is issued:

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11. Any other relevant particulars:

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Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice, this ...............day of....................................., .............

(Signed)

An officer of the Department of Justice authorised in this behalf by the said Minister.

FORM NO. 18.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE POWERS CONFERRED BY SECTION 7 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT.

Whereas............................................................ ...

...................................................., who is a minor, has duly applied to the Minister for Justice for the issue to the said .............................. ......................................................of a certificate of naturalisation:

Now, the Minister for Justice, thinking it proper so to do on account of the Irish descent or Irish association of the said............................................................ . and having regard to the other circumstances of the case, and in exercise of the powers vested in him by the above-mentioned Act and of every and any other power him in that behalf enabling does hereby issue to the said.................................................this certificate of naturalisation and declares that this certificate shall, so long as it remains unrevoked, operate to confer on the said...................................................... the same status as a natural-born citizen of Saorstát Eireann and that the said ................................................. shall, so long as the said certificate remains unrevoked, be entitled to and have (subject to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act) all the political and other rights, powers, and privileges of a natural-born citizen of Saorstát Eireann and be subject to all the obligations, duties and liabilities of such natural-born citizen but without prejudice while the said......................................................... is under the age of twenty-one years to the limitations arising from the fact of his not having attained the said age.

Particulars relating to the said............................................

1. Name in full............................................................ ....................

2. Address ............................................................ .........................,

3. Previous nationality............................................................ ............

4. (a) Place and (b) date of birth: (a)........................... (b)........................

5. Other relevant particulars ............................................................ .........

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Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice, this ............day of...................................., .............

(Signed)

An officer of the Department of Justice authorised in this behalf by the said Minister.

(a) Strike out whichever is inapplicable

FORM NO. 19.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1935 .

APPLICATION UNDER SUB-SECTION (3) OF SECTION 8 OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ACT FOR A COPY CERTIFIED TO BE A CORRECT COPY OF A CERTIFICATE OF NATURALISATION.

I, ............................................................ ............................................................ ...

of ............................................................ ............................................................ ............,

to whom a certificate of naturalisation was issued under the above-mentioned Act, do hereby apply for a copy, certified to be a true copy, of the said certificate for which I enclose herewith the fee of ten shillings.

I require the said copy for the following reasons

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Dated this ............day of...................................., .............

(Signed)

(Address) ............................................................ ......

Given under my Seal of Office, this 16th day of August, 1935.

(Signed) P. J. RUTTLEDGE,

Minister for Justice.

(Signed) M. O CUINNEAIN.

I consent to the making of the foregoing Regulations.

(Signed) SEAN MACENTEE,

Minister for Finance