Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 1890

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1994

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1994 No. 1890

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1994

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of July 1994

Present,

The Queens 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^[1](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^[2]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:

Citation, Entry into Force and Revocation
    1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1994 and shall come into force on the date on which the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ieland and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory concerning the European Bioinformatics Institute^[3](hereinafter referred to as the Agreement) enters into force. That date will be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

    (2)  The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Immunities and Privileges)Order 1974^[4]is revoked.

Interpretation
    2.    In this Order:
 (a) "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^[5];
 (b) "Laboratory Agreement" means the Agreement establishing the European Molecular Biology Laboratory signed at Geneva on 10th May 1973^[6], and any amendments thereto;
 (c) "Laboratory" means the European Molecular Biology Laboratory;
 (d) "Institute" means the European Bioinformatics Institute established by the Council;
 (e) "Government" means the Government of the United Kingdom;
 (f) "members of staff" means the members of the personnel of the Laboratory, as defined by the Laboratorys Staff Rules and Regulations assigned to work at the Institute in the United Kingdom;
 (g) "established members of staff" means the established members of the personnel of the Laboratory, as defined by the Laboratorys Staff Rules and Regulations assigned to work at the Institute in the United Kingdom;
 (h) "Representatives of Member States" means heads of delegations of Member States, their alternates and advisers participating in meetings convened by the Institute or by the Laboratory at the Institute;
 (i) "Member State" means a State Party to the Laboratory Agreement;
 (j) "Director-General" means the Director-General of the Laboratory or the person referred to in paragraph 1(b) of Article VII of the Laboratory Agreement;
 (k) "official activities of the Institute" includes its administrative activities and those undertaken in pursuance of the purposes of the Institute;
 (l) "Council" means the Council of the Laboratory.

[1] 1968 c. 48. back

[2] As amended by section 1 of the International Organisations Act 1981 (c. 9). back

[3] The text of the draft Agreement is published as Cm. 2595. back

[4] S.I. 1974/1254. back

[5] 1964 c. 81. back

[6] Cm. 5835. back

Explanatory Note