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CAP. 190] The International Atomic Energy Agency. [1964 Ed.
PART II.
REPRESENTATIVES.
8. (1) Except in so far as in any particular case any immunity or privilege is waived by the Government of the member state whom he represents, a representative of a member state of the Agency on any of its organs at meetings convened by it shall enjoy-
(a) in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by him in his 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 his functions and during his journeys to and from the place of meeting, the like immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of his personal baggage and the like inviolability for all papers and documents as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Her Majesty.
(2) Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, any period during which a representative to whom this Article applies is present in Hong Kong for the exercise of his functions shall, for the purpose of determining his liability to taxation, be treated as not being a period of residence in Hong Kong.
(3) Part IV of the Schedule to the Ordinance shall not operate so as to confer any immunity or privilege on members of the official staff of a representative to whom this Article applies other than alternates, advisers, technical experts and secretaries of delegations.
(4) Neither the provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article nor those of Part IV of the Schedule to the Ordinance shall operate so as to confer any immunity or privilege on any person as the representative of Her Majesty's Government in Hong Kong or as a member of the official staff of such a representative or on any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
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PART III.
OFFICERS.
Except in so far as in any particular case any immunity or privilege is waived by the Agency the Director General of the Agency and four Deputy Directors General of the Agency shall enjoy the like immunity from suit and legal process, the like inviolability of residence and the like exemption or relief from taxes, other than income tax, as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Her Majesty, and exemption from income tax in respect of emoluments received by them as officers of the Agency: