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International Organizations and Diplomatic Privileges

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40 of 1982. 6. 2

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40 of 1985. 1. 10.

(a) an officer or servant of the Commonwealth Secretariat

other than a senior officer; and

(b) a citizen of a country mentioned in Schedule 3 to the

British Nationality Act 1981.

the immunities and privileges specified in Part II of the Second Schedule.

(3) Any immunity or privilege conferred by the Governor on any person by notification in the Gazette under subsection (1) or (2) may be waived by the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Secretariat or by any person for the time being exercising his functions.

(4) Where any question arises whether or not a person is entitled to any iramunity or privilege conferred by the Governor on any person by notification in the Gazette under subsection (1) or (2), a certificate issued by the Chief Secretary stating any fact relating to the question shall be conciusive evidence of the fact.

(5) For the purposes of this section-

(a) “the Commonwealth Secretariat" means the Common- wealth Secretariat established at the Commmonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting of June 1965; and

(b) "senior officer", in relation to the Commonwealth Secre tariat, means any officer of the Secretariat recognized by a Secretary of State as being a senior officer of the Secretariat (Added, 18 of 1970, s. 4)

FIRST SCHEDULE

PART I

IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILBOES OF THE ÜRGANIZATION

1. Immunity from suit and legal process.

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

3. The like exemption or relief from taxes and rates, other than taxAN on the importation of goods, as is accorded in England to a foreign sovereup

Power.

4. Exemption from taxes on the importation of goods directly imported by the organization for its official use in the Colony or for exportation, or o the importation of any publications of the organization directly imported by such exemption to be subject to compliance with such conditions as the Commissioner of Customos and Excise may prescribe for the protection of the reverse.

5. Exemption from prohibitions and restrictions on importation exportation in the case of goods directly imported or exported by the orga tion for its official use and in the case of any publications of the organiza directly imported or exported by it.

6. The right to avail itself. for telegraphic communications sent by it and containing only matter intended for publication by the press or for broadcas Colony) of any reduced rates applicable for the corresponding service in ✡

case of press telegrams.

IMMUNITIES And i

OP CC

1. The like immunity

to an envoy of a foreign ic 2. The like inviolabi:

3.

arvay.

The like exemptio

IMMUNITIES And Pr

1. Immunity from s amitted to be done in the c

2 Exemption from 1: offer or servant of the or:

IMMUNITIES AND P.

1. Where any perso: are mentioned in Part i

or a member of any co official staff accompan; be entitled to those ir stiune of an envoy of a

entitled in England to th (Amended, 3 of 1951, 3, 4)

2 - Where any person. mentioned in Part II a husband and children u: car immounities and privi: idrag of an envoy of a fe sitled in England to the is

IMMUNITIES.

OF THE

Every senior office: family forming part

1 citizen, a British Depe meng no other citizensh:- Hong Kong, have in the United King: forming part of his

from liability for se tble to him by the Sear: 2. Every senior office:

family forming part 1eitizen, a British Depe: sing no other citizensh: and charges payable (First Registration