Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1956

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Year: 1956
• Citation: IR SI 216/1956

S.I. No. 216 of 1956.

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP REGULATIONS, 1956.

I, JAMES EVERETT, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 (No. 26 of 1956), hereby, with the consent, in so far as these Regulations relate to fees, of the Minister for Finance, make the following regulations : 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations, 1956. 2. In these Regulations " the Act " means the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956 (No. 26 of 1956). 3. Every declaration of Irish citizenship under subsection (1) of section 7 of the act shall—

(a) if made by a person of full age, be in the Form 1 in the Schedule hereto,

(b) If made by the parent or guardian of a person who is not of full age, be in the Form 2 in the Schedule hereto,

and shall be sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin. 4. Every declaration under subsection (1) of section 8 of the act, by an alien woman accepting Irish citizenship shall be in the Form 3 in the Schedule hereto and shall be sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin, or the head of an Irish diplomatic mission or consular office. 5. Every declaration of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State under paragraph (f) of section 15 of the act shall be in the Form 4 in the Schedule hereto. 6. Every application under subsection (1) of section 17 of the act for a certificate of naturalisation shall—

(a) if made by a person of full age, be in the Form 5 in the Schedule hereto,

(b) if made by a naturalised Irish citizen acting on behalf of his minor child, be in the Form 6 in the Schedule hereto,

(c) if made by a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor of Irish descent or Irish associations, be in the Form 7 in the Schedule hereto, 7. Every certificate of naturalisation granted to a person of full age under section 15 or section 16 of the act shall be in the Form 8 in the Schedule hereto. 8. Every certificate of naturalisation granted under section 16 of the act for a minor shall be in the Form 9 in the Schedule hereto. 9. Every notice under subsection (2) of section 18 of the Act of the issue of a certificate of naturalisation to be published in Iris Oifigiúil shall be in the Form 10 in the Schedule hereto. 10. Every annual registration under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 19 of the act shall be in the Form 11 in the Schedule hereto and shall be sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin, or the head of an Irish diplomatic mission or consular office. 11. The notice which the Minister for Justice is required under subsection (2) of section 19 of the act to give shall be three months' written notice served personally on the person concerned or sent to him by registered post. 12. Every application for an enquiry under subsection (2) of section 19 of the act shall be made by letter sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin. 13. Every declaration of alienage under subsection (1) of section 21 of the act shall be in the Form 12 in the Schedule hereto and shall be sent by registered post to, or left with, the Secretary, Department of Justice, Dublin. 14. The following fees shall be paid by the declarant or the applicant, as the case may be :

(a) on the making of a declaration by an alien woman accepting Irish citizenship, a fee of five pounds ;

(b) on the issue of a certificate of naturalisation—

(i) where the application is made on behalf of a minor, a fee of two pounds ;

(ii) where the application is made by a married woman whose husband is or is about to become an Irish citizen by naturalisation, a fee of five pounds ;

(iii) where the application is made by a widow whose husband was, immediately before his death, an Irish citizen and who has not, subsequent to her husband's death, become a naturalised citizen of any other country, a fee of five pounds ;

(iv) where the application is made by a person born in Ireland who renounced his Irish citizenship in accordance with section 21 of the act, a fee of five pounds ;

(v) in the case of any other application, a fee of twenty pounds.

SCHEDULE.

FORM 1

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of citizenship by a person of full age, born in Northern Ireland on or after 6th December, 1922, who is not otherwise an Irish citizen.

I............................................................ ............of............................................................ .............................................

(Name in full)

born at............................................................ .......................on............................................................ ...........................

and being of full age, hereby declare myself to be an Irish citizen.

Signature..........................................................

(Mr. Mrs. Miss)

Date............................................................ .......

Declared and subscribed before me a............................................................ ............................................*

(insert qualification)

by the person named above who is personally known to me (or, who is identified

to me by............................................................ ........................................................who is personally known to me).

Signature..........................................................

Address...................................................

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

Date....................................................

*The declaration should be made before a notary public, commissioner for oaths, clergyman, public representative, member of the legal profession, medical practitioner or teacher.

Form 2

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of citizenship on behalf of a person not of full age, born in Northern Ireland on or after 6th December, 1922, who is not otherwise an Irish citizen.

I............................................................ ..............................of............................................................ ..........................

(name of parent or guardian in full)

being the parent or guardian of............................................................ ............................................................ ...........

(name of child in full)

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

(address)

who was born at............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

(place of birth of child)

on............................................................ .............................................hereby declare him/her to be an Irish citizen.

Signature..........................................................

(Mr. Mrs. Miss)

State whether parent or guardian.....................

Date...........................................................

Declared and subscribed before me a............................................................ ............................................*

(insert qualification)

by the person named above who is personally known to me (or who is identified

to me by............................................................ ........................................................who is personally known to me).

Signature..........................................................

Address......................................................

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

Date....................................................

* The declaration should be made before a notary public, commissioner for oaths, clergyman, public representative, member of the legal profession, medical practitioner or teacher.

Form 3

IRISH NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1956 .

Declaration of acceptance of Irish citizenship as post-nuptial citizenship by alien woman who has married, or is to marry, a man who is an Irish citizen otherwise than by naturalisation.

I............................................................ .....................of............................................................ ...................................

(name in full)

a.......................................................national, was/am to be/married at ............................................................ .............

..................................................on.......................................to............................................................ ................................

(place of marriage) (date of marriage)

of............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................who was born at.....................................................on..................................................... and is an Irish citizen otherwise than by naturalisation.

I hereby declare that I accept Irish citizenship as my post-nuptial citizenship.

Signature...........................................................

Date.....................................................

Declared and subscribed before me a............................................................ .............................................*

(insert qualification)

by the person named above who is personal known to me (or, who is identified to me by...............................................who is...