Explanatory note

Article 3 of the Immigration (Control of Entry through Republic of Ireland) Order 1972 excludes from the operation of section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971 (which exempts from control passengers travelling on local journeys within the common travel area, that is to say the area comprising the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland) inter alia persons who entered the Republic of Ireland from the United Kingdom after entering there unlawfully. This Order amends Article 3 so as to exclude also from the operation of section 1(3) persons who entered the Republic from the United Kingdom after overstaying their leave.