Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 4th July, 2023.

I, NEALE RICHMOND, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 14 , 29 and 30 (as amended by sections 17 , 29 and 30 of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 26 of 2014)) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 (No. 16 of 2006) (as adapted by the Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 519 of 2020 )) and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2023 ( S.I. No. 14 of 2023 ), hereby make the following regulations:

Citation

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

(2) The Principal Regulations, the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 70 of 2018 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (No. 163 of 2018), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 318 of 2018 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 550 of 2018 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2019 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 333 of 2019 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 ( S.I. No. 633 of 2019 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 156 of 2020 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 510 of 2020 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 286 of 2021 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 559 of 2021 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 273 of 2022 ), the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 412 of 2022), the Regulations of 2022 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 to 2023.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations—

“Principal Regulations” means the Employment Permits Regulations 2017 ( S.I No. 95 of 2017 );

“Regulations of 2022” means the Employment Permits (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 677 of 2022 ).

Amendment of Regulation 30 of Principal Regulations

3. Regulation 30 (as amended by Regulation 7 of the Regulations of 2022) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (4) the following:

“(4) The maximum number of General Employment Permits that may be granted in respect of employment as a vehicle roadworthiness tester is 100, and the period during which that maximum number shall be granted is the period beginning on the making of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 346 of 2023) and ending when that maximum number of permits is granted.”.

GIVEN under my hand,

30 June, 2023.

NEALE RICHMOND,

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.