The Oslo and Paris Commissions (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1979 No. 914

PART I GENERAL

Citation and Entry into Force

1.  This Order may be cited as the Oslo and Paris Commissions (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1979. It shall come into operation on the date on which the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of the one part and the Commission established by the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft signed at Oslo on 15th February 1972, and the Commission established by the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources, signed at Paris on 4th June 1974, of the other part(1) enters into force. This date shall be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order:

“the Oslo Commission” means the Commission established by the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft signed at Oslo on 15th February 1972(2)

“the Paris Commission” means the Commission established by the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources signed at Paris on 4th June 1974(3)

“official activities” in relation to each Commission means its administrative activities and those which it is authorised to undertake pursuant to the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources, as the case may be; and

“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.

(1)

Cmnd. 7547.

(2)

Cmnd. 6228.

(3)

Cmnd. 7251.