Diplomatic Privileges.

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to United Nations.

4. This Ordinance shall, in its application to the United Nations, have effect subject to the following provisions-

(a) any reference to the governing body or any committee of the organization shall be construed as referring to the General Assembly or any council or other organ of the United Nations; and (b) the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 3 shall include power by notification in the Gazette to confer on the judges and registrars of the International Court, and on suitors to that Court and their agents, counsel and advocates, such immunities, privileges and facilities as may be required to give effect to any resolution of or convention approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations.

treatment.

5. Nothing in the foregoing provisions shall be construed as precluding the Governor from declining to accord immunities or privileges to, or from withdrawing immunities or privileges from, nationals or representatives of any power on the ground that that power is failing to accord corresponding immunities or privileges to British nationals or representatives.

6. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the law applicable to the Colony, the law and custom relating to the immunities and privileges as to person, property or servants of sovereigns, diplomatic agents, or the representatives of foreign powers for the time being in force in England shall, in so far as the same is applicable mutatis mutandis, have effect and be enforced in the Colony.

Law of relating to sovereigns assimilated of England.

Colony

privileges of

and others

to the law

SCHEDULE.

[s. 2.]

1.

PART I.

IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Immunity from suit and legal process.

2. The like inviolability of official archives and premises occupied as offices as is accorded in England in respect of the official archives and premises of an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to His Majesty.

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