The International Organization for Migration (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2008

All Officers

10.—(1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Director-General of the Organisation, all officers of the Organisation shall enjoy—

(a) immunity from suit and legal process, even after the termination of their functions, in respect of things done or omitted to be done in the course of the performance of official duties; this immunity shall not apply, however, in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by an officer of the Organisation, nor in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by an officer of the Organisation;

(b) exemption from income tax in respect of emoluments received as an officer of the Organisation, from the date that an internal effective tax for the benefit of the Organisation is applied by the Organisation on such emoluments.

(c) the like exemption from duties (whether of customs or excise) and taxes on the importation of articles which at or about the time when the officer first enters the United Kingdom as an officer of the Organisation are imported for his personal use or that of members of his family forming part of his household, including articles intended for his establishment which were in his ownership or possession or that of such a member of his family immediately before he so entered the United Kingdom, as in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded to a diplomatic agent;

(2) Paragraph (1)(c) of this Article shall not apply to any person who is a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a permanent resident of the United Kingdom.