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

PART III REPRESENTATIVES

8.—(1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Member which they represent, representatives of Members at the meetings of the Organisation shall enjoy, while exercising their functions and in the course of their journeys to and from the place of meeting—

(a) the like immunity from personal arrest or detention as is accorded to the head of a diplomatic mission;

(b) the like exemption and privileges in respect of their personal baggage as in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles are accorded to a diplomatic agent; and

(c) immunity from suit and legal process, even after the termination of their mission, in respect of things done or omitted to be done in the course of the performance of official duties, except in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by a representative or in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by him.

(2) This Article shall not operate so as to confer any privilege or immunity on any person as the representative of the United Kingdom or Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, or as a member of the official staff of such a representative, and 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.