Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 10(1) of the International Organisations Act 1968, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
2021 No. 
International Immunities And Privileges

The International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2021

Made2021
Coming into force2021

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the   day of   

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2) and 5(1) of the International Organisations Act 19681 and all other powers enabling Her Majesty to do so.
In accordance with section 10(1) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament2.

Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Citation and commencement

1.

This Order may be cited as the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Revocation Order 2021 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Revocation

2.

Schedule 17 of the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Order 20093 is revoked.

3.

The International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 20174 is revoked.
Name
Clerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/44) (“the 2009 Order”) to revoke schedule 17. This Order also revokes the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/447) (“the 2017 Order”).

The 2017 Order amended the 2009 Order to confer immunities and privileges, insofar as they are within devolved competence, upon the Unified Patent Court and its representatives, judges, registrars and employees.

On 20 July 2020 the United Kingdom withdrew its ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court and the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the Unified Patent Court done in Brussels on 26 June 2016. This Order therefore revokes the immunities and privileges which were conferred by the 2017 Order.

Immunities and privileges in relation to reserved matters are granted by the Unified Patent Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/184) (“the 2018 Order”). This Order should be read together with forthcoming legislation revoking the immunities and privileges granted in the 2018 Order.