1. On the appointment of the first members of the Commission, the Commission shall come into existence as a body corporate to which, subject to the provisions of this Schedule, section 19 of the [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply.
2.—(1) The Commission is not an emanation of the Crown, and shall not act or be treated as the servant or agent of the Crown.
(2) Accordingly—
(a)neither the Commission nor any of its members or members of its staff as such is entitled to any status, immunity, privilege or exemption enjoyed by the Crown;
(b)the members of the Commission and members of its staff as such are not civil servants; and
(c)the Commission’s property is not property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.