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The International Coffee Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1969

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14.—(1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Government of the Member country whom they represent, representatives of Member countries of the Organisation on any of its organs shall enjoy:—

(a)in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done or omitted to be done by them in the exercise of their functions, the like immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to the head of a diplomatic mission;

(b)while exercising their functions and during their journeys to and from the place of meetings convened by the Organisation, the like immunity from personal arrest or detention and the like inviolability for all their official papers and documents as is accorded to the head of a diplomatic mission;

(c)while exercising their functions and during their journeys to and from the place of meetings convened by the Organisation, the like exemptions and privileges in respect of their personal baggage as in accordance with Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles are accorded to a diplomatic agent.

(2) Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act shall not operate so as to confer any privilege or immunity on the official staff of representatives of Member countries of the Organisation, other than alternate representatives.

(3) Neither the provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article nor those of Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act shall operate so as to confer any privilege or immunity on any person as the representative or alternate representative of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom or on any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.

(4) Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act shall not operate so as to confer any privilege or immunity on families of representatives or alternate representatives.

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