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2. THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE WE ARE FOLLOWING IN THE PRESENT

LOCALISATION EXERCISE IS THAT THE LOCALISING LEGISLATION SHOULD DO NO/NO MORE THAN GIVEN LEGAL STATUS TO AND CONFER PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES ON THE FOUR ORGANISATIONS (NEXT THREE WORDS UNDERLINED) TO THE SAME EXTENT AS THOSE GIVEN AND CONFERRED BY THE UK ORDERS

IN COUNCIL WHICH ARE BEING REPLACED. THE LOCALISING LEGISLATION IS THEREFORE BEING DRAFTED STRICTLY ALONG THE LINES OF THE EXISTING PROVISIONS IN THE UK ORDERS BUT WITH MODIFICATIONS SO THAT IT CAN

SURVIVE THE CHANGE OF SOVEREIGNTY IN 1997. TO ENSURE THAT THE LOCALISING LEGISLATION IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE FOUR ORGANISATIONS, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER THE ORGANISATIONS HAVE EVER BEEN INFORMED OF THE DETAILED CONTENTS OF THE UK ORDERS AND, IF SO, WHETHER ANY OF THEM HAVE EVER RAISED ANY OBJECTION. WE NOTE THAT MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISATIONS ARE REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 10 OF THE ARTICLE ON STATUS, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO INFORM THE RESPECTIVE ORGANISATION OF THE DETAILED ACTION WHICH THEY HAVE TAKEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING EFFECTIVE IN TERMS OF THEIR OWN LAW THE PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN THAT ARTICLE.

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