United Kingdom Statutory Instruments

(a) the like immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage as is accorded to a diplomatic agent;

(b) immunity from suit and legal process, even after the termination of their mission, in respect of acts, including words spoken or written, performed by them in their official capacity; and

(c) the like inviolability for all papers, documents and official material as is accorded to a diplomatic agent.

    (2) Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, a representative shall not be deemed to be resident in the United Kingdom during any period when he is present in the United Kingdom for the discharge of his duties.

    (3) Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act shall not operate so as to confer any privilege or immunity on the official staff of representatives, other than alternates, advisers, technical experts and secretaries of their delegations.

    (4) Neither the provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article nor Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act shall operate so as to confer any privilege or immunity on any person as the representative, alternate, technical adviser or secretary of the delegation of the United Kingdom or on any person who is a British citizen, a British Dependent Territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, or a British National (Overseas).

    (5) Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act shall not operate so as to confer any privilege or immunity on families of representatives of Members.

(a) the like immunity from suit and legal process, the like inviolability of residence, and the like exemption or relief from taxes and rates, other than customs duties and taxes on the importation of goods, as are accorded to or in respect of the head of a diplomatic mission;

(b) the like exemption from customs duties and taxes on the importation of articles imported for his personal use or the use of members of his family forming part of his household, including articles intended for his establishment, as in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded to a diplomatic agent;

(c) the like exemption and privileges in respect of his personal baggage as in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles are accorded to a diplomatic agent;

(d) relief, under arrangements made by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, by way of refund of duty (whether of customs or excise) paid on any hydrocarbon oil (within the meaning of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979) or value added tax paid on the importation of such oil which is bought in the United Kingdom by him or on his behalf, such relief to be subject to compliance with such conditions as may be imposed in accordance with the arrangements; and

(e) exemptions whereby, for the purposes of the enactments relating to national insurance and social security, including enactments in force in Northern Ireland, - 


(i) services rendered for the Organisation by the officer shall be deemed to be excepted from any class of employment in respect of which contributions or premiums under those enactments are payable, but

(ii) no person shall be rendered liable to pay any contribution or premium which he would not be required to pay if those services were not deemed to be so excepted.

(a) the like immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage as is accorded to a diplomatic agent;

(b) immunity from suit and legal process (even after the termination of their mission) in respect of acts done by them in the course of the performance of their official functions, including words spoken or written; and

(c) the like inviolability for all papers, documents and official material as is accorded to a diplomatic agent.

A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council