Sec. 8 IMMIGRATION ACT, 1999

Obstruction etc.

Obstruction etc.

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8.—(1) A person against whom a deportation order has been made—

(a) shall not by act or omission, obstruct or hinder a person authorised by the Minister to deport a person from the State pursuant to the order while the person is engaged in such deportation,

(b) shall, for the purpose of facilitating his or her deportation from the State, co-operate in any way necessary to enable a person so authorised to obtain a travel document, ticket or other document required for the purpose of such deportation and, in particular, shall comply with any request from a person so authorised to sign a document in that connection or to affix his or her fingerprints to such a document,

(c) shall not behave in a manner likely to endanger the safety of himself or herself or the safety of others in the course of his or her deportation from the State.

(2) A person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence.

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