1972 No. 669

DIPLOMATIC AND INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES

The Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1972

Laid before Parliament in draft

Made

Coming into Operation

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 28th day of April 1972

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 10 of the International Organisations Act 1968 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 of the Act or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

1

This Order may be cited as the Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1972. It shall come into operation on 29th April 1972.

2

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

3

The Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) is an organisation of which Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the governments of foreign sovereign Powers are members.

4

Officers of the Commission shall have exemption from income tax in respect of salaries and emoluments received by them as officers of the Commission.

W. G. Agnew
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order confers exemption from income tax upon the officers of the Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization, which was established by a Resolution of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment (Cmd. 7375). This exemption is conferred in accordance with an Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Interim Commission for the International Trade Organization concerning exemption from taxation of officials of the Commission (Cmnd. 4897).