International Organisations Act 1968

Part IVU.K.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Sch. 1 Pt. 4 (paras. 19–23) restricted by S.I. 1988/1298, arts. 13(2)(3)(4), 14(2) and by S.I. 1988/1299, art. 13(3)(4)(5)

C2Sch. 1 Pt. 4 excluded by S.I. 1991/757 art. 13(6)(7) Pt. III.

C3Sch. 1 Pt. 4 restricted (with effect as mentioned in art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1994/1890, arts. 13(2)-(4), 14(3)

C4Sch. 1 Pt. 4 restricted (with effect as mentioned in art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1995/266, arts. 13(3)(4), 14(3)

Sch. 1 Pt. 4 restricted (with effect as mentioned in art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1999/1125, art. 15

Sch. 1 Pt. 4 restricted (with effect as mentioned in art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 1999/1125, art. 16(2)

Sch. 1 Pt. 4 restricted (with effect as mentioned in art. 1 of the amending S.I.) by S.I. 2000/1105, art. 14

Sch. 1 Pt. 4 (paras. 19-23) restricted (17.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/1826, arts. 14(3)-(5), 15(2)(3), 19(2)

C7Sch. 1 Pt. 4 excluded (19.7.2006 coming into force in accordance with art. 1) by European Organization for Nuclear Research (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1922), arts. 1, 12(3)

C26Sch. 1 Pt. 4 restricted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1069), arts. 1(1), 15(4)-(6) (with art. 1(4)(a))

C27Sch. 1 Pt. 4 restricted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1090), arts. 1(2), 9, 10 (with art. 1(5)(6))

C28Sch. 1 Pt. 4 restricted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.S.I.) by The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Order 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/346), arts. 1(2), 8, 9 (with art. 1(4))

C29Sch. 1 Pt. 4 excluded (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Inter-American Investment Corporation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1344), arts. 1(2), 15(4) (with art. 2)

Privileges and immunities of official staffs and of families of representatives, high officers and official staffsU.K.

19U.K.In this Part of this Schedule—

(a)“representative” means a person who is such a representative to the organisation specified in the relevant Order or such a representative on, or member of, an organ, committee or other subordinate body of that organisation as is mentioned in section 1(3)(a) of this Act;

(b)“member of the official staff” means a person who accompanies a representative as part of his official staff in his capacity as a representative.

[F1(c) references to importation, in relation to value added tax, shall include references to anything charged with tax in accordance with section [F2[F31(1)(c)] of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 ] [F4(imposition of charge to value added tax on imported goods)] , and “ imported ” shall be construed accordingly. ]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 1 para. 19(c) inserted (1.12.1992 to extent mentioned in S.I. 1992/2979, art. 4 and 1.1.1993 in so far as not already in force) by Finance (No.2) Act 1992 (c.48), ss. 14(2), Sch. 3 Pt. III para. 90; S.I. 1992/2979, art. 3, Sch. Pt. II and 1992/3261, art. 3, Sch.

F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 19(c) substituted (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 100(1), 101(1), Sch. 14 para. 4

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C30Sch. 1 para. 19(c) applied (17.12.2020 for specified purposes, 31.12.2020 in so far as not already in force) by 1994 c. 23, Sch. 9ZA para. 75(1)(d) (as inserted by Taxation (Post-transition Period) Act 2020 (c. 26), s. 11(1)(e), Sch. 2 para. 2 (with s. 3(4), Sch. 2 para. 7(7)-(10)); S.I. 2020/1642, reg. 9)

20U.K.A member of the official staff who is recognised by Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom as holding a rank equivalent to that of a diplomatic agent shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities set out in Part II of this Schedule to the like extent as, by virtue of the relevant Order, the representative whom he accompanies is entitled to them.

21(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, a member of the official staff who is not so recognised, and who is employed in the adminstrative or technical service of the representative whom he accompanies, shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities set out in paragraphs 9 and 13 of this Schedule to the like extent as, by virtue of the relevant Order, that representative is entitled to them.U.K.

(2)Such a member of the official staff shall not by virtue of the preceding sub-paragraph be entitled to immunity from any civil proceedings in respect of any cause of action arising otherwise than in the course of his official duties.

(3)Such a member of the official staff shall also be entitled to the exemption set out in paragraph 16 of this Schedule as if he were an officer of the organisation specified in the relevant Order.

22U.K.A member of the official staff who is employed in the domestic service of the representative whom he accompanies shall be entitled to the following privileges and immunities, that is to say—

(a)immunity from suit and legal process in respect of things done or omitted to be done in the course of the performance of official duties, and

(b)the exemptions set out in paragraph 13 of this Schedule,

to the like extent as, by virtue of the relevant Order, that representative is entitled to them, and shall be entitled to exemption from taxes on his emoluments in respect of that employment to the like extent as, by virtue of the relevant Order, that representative is entitled to exemption from taxes on his emoluments as a representative.

23(1)Persons who are members of the family of a representative and form part of his household shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities set out in Part II of this Schedule to the like extent as, by virtue of the relevant Order, that representative is entitled to them.U.K.

(2)Persons who are members of the family and form part of the household of an officer of the organisation specified in the relevant Order, where that officer is the holder (whether permanent, temporary or acting) of an office specified in that Order in accordance with section 1(3)(b) of this Act, shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities set out in Part II of this Schedule to the like extent as, by virtue of the relevant Order, that officer is entitled to them.

(3)Persons who are members of the family and form part of the household of such a member of the official staff as is mentioned in paragraph 20 of this Schedule shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities set out in Part II of this Schedule to the like extent as, by virtue of that paragraph, that member of the official staff is entitled to them.

(4)Persons who are members of the family and form part of the household of such a member of the official staff as in mentioned in paragraph 21 of this Schedule shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities set out in paragraphs 9 and 13 of this Schedule to the like extent as, by virtue of paragraph 21 of this Schedule, that member of the official staff is entitled to them.