2Amendments of the United Nations Personnel Act 1997
(1)Section 4 of the United Nations Personnel Act 1997 (c. 13) (meaning of “UN worker”) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2)—
(a)for “subsection (3)” substitute “subsections (3) and (3A)”, and
(b)in paragraph (c)(i), for “the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security” substitute “a purpose mentioned in subsection (2A)”.
(3)After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)The purposes referred to in subsection (2)(c)(i) are—
(a)maintaining or restoring international peace and security;
(b)delivering humanitarian, political or development assistance in peacebuilding;
(c)delivering emergency humanitarian assistance.”
(4)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)In this section “UN operation” also does not include any operation in respect of which a declaration is made in accordance with Article II(3) of the Optional Protocol (opt-out for operation to deliver emergency humanitarian assistance in response to natural disaster).”
(5)In subsection (4), after the definition of “the Convention” insert—
““the Optional Protocol” means the Optional Protocol to the Convention adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 8 December 2005;”.