1 The Commonwealth Secretariat, its privileges and immunities.U.K.
(1)The Commonwealth Secretariat shall have the legal capacity of a body corporate.
(2)The Commonwealth Secretariat shall have the privileges and immunities conferred by Part I of the Schedule to this Act, the officers and servants of the Secretariat and members of their families[F1 and the President and members of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal ] shall have the privileges and immunities conferred by Part II of that Schedule and the supplementary provisions in Part III of that Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of the said Parts I and II.
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(5)In this Act “the Commonwealth Secretariat” means the Commonwealth Secretariat established at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Meeting of June 1965.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 1(2) inserted (11.7.2005) by International Organisations Act 2005 (c. 20), ss. 2(2), 11(4); S.I. 2005/1870, art. 2
F2S. 1(3)(4) repealed (7.6.2005) by International Organisations Act 2005 (c. 20), ss. 1(1)(a), 11(3), Schs. (with s. 1(3))
2 Short title and commencement.U.K.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966.
(2)This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st July 1965, but not so as to affect any cause of action arising, or liability to criminal proceedings incurred, before the passing of this Act.