1964 Ed.]
The Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization.
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B3
[Subsidiary]
Provided that, so long as the Headquarters of the Organization are located in the territory of the United Kingdom or Colonies, the provisions of this Article shall not apply to any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
10. Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Organization, all officers of the Organization with the exception of those who are recruited locally and assigned to hourly rates shall enjoy-
(a) immunity from suit and legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in the course of the performance of their official duties;
(b) exemption from income tax in respect of emoluments received by them as officers of the Organization.
PART IV.
EXPERTS.
11. (1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Organization, experts (other than officers of the Organization) who are members of any committee of the Organization or who are employed on missions on behalf of the Organization shall, so far as is necessary for the effective exercise of their functions, enjoy——
(a) in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their official capacity, the like immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Her Majesty;
(b) while exercising their functions and during their journeys in connexion with service on such committees or missions, the like immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and the like inviolability for all papers and documents relating to the work on which they are engaged for the Organization as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Her Majesty.
(2) Part IV of the Schedule to the Ordinance shall not operate so as to confer any immunity or privilege on the official staff of experts to whom the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article apply.