STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 345 of 2000.

REFUGEE ACT, 1996 (APPLICATION FORM) REGULATIONS, 2000.

S.I. No. 345 of 2000.

REFUGEE ACT, 1996 (APPLICATION FORM) REGULATIONS, 2000.

I, JOHN O'DONOGHUE, T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 1 and 8(4) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (No. 17 of 1996) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1997 ), hereby make the following Regulations.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Refugee Act, 1996 (Application Form) Regulations, 2000.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 20 November 2000.

2. The form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations is hereby prescribed for the purposes of section 8(4) of the Refugee Act, 1996 (No. 17 of 1996) .

SCHEDULE

Application to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in accordance with section 8 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended), for a declaration in accordance with section 17 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) that a person is a refugee

To the Refugee Applications Commissioner

[at a specified address]

I hereby apply for a declaration as a refugee in Ireland in accordance with section 17 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended).

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations set out the content of the application form to be completed by asylum applicants under Section 8 of the Refugee Act, 1996 .