Amendments to regulation 23

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “the Refugee Convention”, at the end omit “and”;

b

after the definition of “the Refugee Convention” insert—

“relevant person of Northern Ireland” means a person who—

a

is—

i

a British citizen;

ii

an Irish citizen; or

iii

a British citizen and an Irish citizen; and

b

was born in Northern Ireland and, at the time of the person’s birth, at least one of their parents was—

i

a British citizen;

ii

an Irish citizen;

iii

a British citizen and an Irish citizen; or

iv

otherwise entitled to reside in Northern Ireland without any restriction on their period of residence; and