{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-control-of-entry-through-republic-of-ireland-order-1972/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-control-of-entry-through-republic-of-ireland-order-1972/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/1610",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (Control of Entry Through Republic of Ireland) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-control-of-entry-through-republic-of-ireland-order-1972",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Immigration Act 1971; and\n...\n...\n“exempt work activity” means an activity listed in Appendix Visitor: Permitted Activities to the immigration rules, except those listed in paragraphs PA 1, PA 2, and PA 16.1 to 18;\n“occupation or employment” includes, in particular, the following activities in the United Kingdom (whether paid or unpaid)—\n(a)undertaking employment;\n(b)doing any work for an organisation or business;\n(c)establishing or running a business as a self-employed person;\n(d)undertaking a work placement or internship;\n(e)undertaking any direct selling to the public;\n(f)fulfilling a contract to provide goods or services;\n“permitted paid engagement” means an engagement listed in paragraph V13.3. of Appendix V:Visitor to the immigration rules ;\n“permitted payment” means a payment of a type listed in paragraph V4.6.(a) to (f) of Appendix V:Visitor to the immigration rules, save that the words in paragraph V4.6.(f) “where the requirements of V13.1. to V13.3. are met” do not apply to payments permitted by this Order;.\n“visa national” means a person who, in accordance with the immigration rules, is required on entry into the United Kingdom to produce a passport or other document of identity endorsed with a United Kingdom visa and includes a stateless person.\n(2) In this Order any reference to an Article shall be construed as a reference to an Article of this Order and any reference in an Article to a paragraph as a reference to a paragraph of that Article.\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), regs. 1(2), 25(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1309), regs. 1(2), 25(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 2(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Immigration (Citizens' Rights etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1372), regs. 1(2), 6(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 2(3) omitted (12.10.2014) by virtue of The Immigration (Control of Entry through Republic of Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2475), arts. 1, 3(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 1.1.1973, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1610/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:25:09.092705+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}