Amendments to regulation 2

3.  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.