Diplomatic Privileges.
the case of goods directly imported or exported by the organization for its official use and in the case of any publications of the organization directly imported or exported by it.
7.
The United Nations shall have the right to avail itself, for telegraphic communications sent by it and containing only matter intended for publication by the press or for broadcasting (including communications addressed to or despatched from places outside this Colony), of any reduced rates applicable for the corresponding service in the case of press telegrams.
8.
B. Representatives of Members.
Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the member governments whom they represent, representatives of member governments to the General Assembly or to any Council or other organ of the United Nations shall enjoy—
(a) while exercising their functions as such, and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability for all papers and documents;
(b) immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their capacity as representatives;
(c) while exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to His Majesty, save that the relief allowed shall not include relief from customs and excise duties except in respect of goods imported as part of their personal baggage. They shall not, where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, be deemed to be resident in this Colony during any period when they are present in this Colony while exercising their functions or during their journey to and from the place of meeting. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to British subjects whose usual place of abode is in this Colony.
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Diplomatic Privileges.
the case of goods directly imported or exported by the organization for its official use and in the case of any publica- tions of the organization directly imported or exported by it.
7.
The United Nations shall have the right to avail itself, for telegraphic communications sent by it and con- taining only matter intended for publication by the press or for broadcasting (including communications addressed to or despatched from places outside this Colony), of any reduced rates applicable for the corresponding service in the case of press telegrams.
8.
B. Representatives of Members.
Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the member govern- ments whom they represent, representatives of member governments to the General Assembly or to any Council or other organ of the United Nations shall enjoy—
(a) while exercising their functions as such, and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability for all papers and documents; (b) immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their capacity as representatives; (c) while exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to His Majesty, save that the relief allowed shall not include relief from customs and excise duties except in respect of goods imported as part of their personal baggage. They shall not, where the in- cidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, be deemed to be resident in this Colony during any period when they are present in this Colony while exercising their functions or during their journey to and from the place of meeting. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to British subjects whose usual place of abode is in this Colony.
387
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