Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Act 2025
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Schedule Privileges and immunities
Sections 1 and 2 Part 1 Privileges and immunities of qualifying organisations Suit and legal process 1 Immunity from suit and legal process. Archives and premises 2 Such inviolability of official archives and premises of the qualifying organisation as in accordance with the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded in respect of the official archives and premises of a diplomatic mission. Taxes and duties 3 Exemption or relief (by way of refund or otherwise) from any tax or duty. Rates 4 Such relief from rates as in accordance with Article 23 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded in respect of the premises of a diplomatic mission. Import and export restrictions 5 Exemption from prohibitions and restrictions on importation or exportation— (a) in the case of goods imported or exported by the qualifying organisation for its official use, and (b) in the case of any publications of the qualifying organisation imported or exported by it. Part 2 Privileges and immunities of qualifying persons Suit and legal process 6 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. Income tax 7 Exemption from income tax in respect of emoluments received as the qualifying person. Import of articles for personal use 8 (1) Such exemption from duties (whether of customs or excise) and taxes on the importation of personal articles, and such privilege as to the importation of personal articles, as in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded to a diplomatic agent. (2) In this paragraph “personal articles” means articles which— (a) at or about the time when the qualifying person first enters the United Kingdom as such a person are imported for the person’s personal use or that of members of the person’s family forming part of the person’s household, including articles intended for the person’s establishment, and (b) are articles which were in the person’s ownership or possession or that of such a member of the person’s family, or which the person or such a member of the person’s family was under contract to purchase, immediately before the person so entered the United Kingdom. Inspection of personal baggage 9 Such exemption and privileges in respect of the personal baggage of the qualifying person as in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles are accorded to a diplomatic agent, as if in that paragraph the reference to paragraph 1 of that Article were a reference to paragraph 8 of this Schedule. Social security 10 Exemptions whereby, for the purposes of the statutory provisions relating to social security— (a) services rendered for the qualifying organisation by the qualifying person are to be treated as excepted from any class of employment in respect of which contributions or premiums under those provisions are payable, but (b) no person is liable to pay any contribution or premium which the person would not be required to pay if those services were not treated as so excepted. Part 3 Interpretation 11 (1) In this Schedule— “qualifying organisation” means— an organisation specified under section 1(1), or the ICRC; “qualifying person” means a person on whom privileges and immunities may be conferred under section 1(1)(c) or 2(1)(c) of this Act; “the 1961 Convention Articles” means the Articles (being certain Articles of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations signed in 1961) which are set out in Schedule 1 to the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964. (2) Expressions used in this Schedule to which a meaning is assigned by Article 1 of the 1961 Convention Articles, and other expressions which are used both in this Schedule and in those Articles, are, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, to be construed as having the same meanings in this Schedule as in those Articles.
Schedule Privileges and immunities
Sections 1 and 2 Part 1 Privileges and immunities of qualifying organisations Suit and legal process 1 Immunity from suit and legal process. Archives and premises 2 Such inviolability of official archives and premises of the qualifying organisation as in accordance with the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded in respect of the official archives and premises of a diplomatic mission. Taxes and duties 3 Exemption or relief (by way of refund or otherwise) from any tax or duty. Rates 4 Such relief from rates as in accordance with Article 23 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded in respect of the premises of a diplomatic mission. Import and export restrictions 5 Exemption from prohibitions and restrictions on importation or exportation— (a) in the case of goods imported or exported by the qualifying organisation for its official use, and (b) in the case of any publications of the qualifying organisation imported or exported by it. Part 2 Privileges and immunities of qualifying persons Suit and legal process 6 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. Income tax 7 Exemption from income tax in respect of emoluments received as the qualifying person. Import of articles for personal use 8 (1) Such exemption from duties (whether of customs or excise) and taxes on the importation of personal articles, and such privilege as to the importation of personal articles, as in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded to a diplomatic agent. (2) In this paragraph “personal articles” means articles which— (a) at or about the time when the qualifying person first enters the United Kingdom as such a person are imported for the person’s personal use or that of members of the person’s family forming part of the person’s household, including articles intended for the person’s establishment, and (b) are articles which were in the person’s ownership or possession or that of such a member of the person’s family, or which the person or such a member of the person’s family was under contract to purchase, immediately before the person so entered the United Kingdom. Inspection of personal baggage 9 Such exemption and privileges in respect of the personal baggage of the qualifying person as in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles are accorded to a diplomatic agent, as if in that paragraph the reference to paragraph 1 of that Article were a reference to paragraph 8 of this Schedule. Social security 10 Exemptions whereby, for the purposes of the statutory provisions relating to social security— (a) services rendered for the qualifying organisation by the qualifying person are to be treated as excepted from any class of employment in respect of which contributions or premiums under those provisions are payable, but (b) no person is liable to pay any contribution or premium which the person would not be required to pay if those services were not treated as so excepted. Part 3 Interpretation 11 (1) In this Schedule— “qualifying organisation” means— an organisation specified under section 1(1), or the ICRC; “qualifying person” means a person on whom privileges and immunities may be conferred under section 1(1)(c) or 2(1)(c) of this Act; “the 1961 Convention Articles” means the Articles (being certain Articles of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations signed in 1961) which are set out in Schedule 1 to the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964. (2) Expressions used in this Schedule to which a meaning is assigned by Article 1 of the 1961 Convention Articles, and other expressions which are used both in this Schedule and in those Articles, are, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, to be construed as having the same meanings in this Schedule as in those Articles.
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