German Conventions Act 1955

1 Arbitration Tribunal, Supreme Restitution Court and Arbitral Commission (immunities and privileges, etc.).

(1) A person shall not be liable to any legal proceedings in respect of acts performed in the exercise of his official duties—

(a) as member of the Arbitration Tribunal, the Supreme Restitution Court or the Arbitral Commission;

(b) as state counsel appointed to a division of the Supreme Restitution Court under the charter of that court;

(c) as court clerk of a division of the Supreme Restitution Court; or

(d) as agent, counsel or other representative of a party to proceedings before the Arbitration Tribunal or Arbitral Commission;

and a party to proceedings before the Arbitral Commission who appears in person shall not be liable to any legal proceedings in respect of acts performed in the presentation of his case.

(2) The International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Act, 1950 (which enables diplomatic privileges to be conferred by Order in Council in order to give effect to international agreements), shall have effect in relation to members of the Arbitration Tribunal or Arbitral Commission, other than citizens of the United Kingdom and colonies, as it has effect in relation to officers of an organisation to which section one of that Act applies holding offices specified under sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of that section.

(3) For the purposes of the Foreign Tribunals Evidence Act, 1856 (which relates to the taking of evidence in the United Kingdom for the purpose of proceedings before a foreign tribunal), the Arbitral Commission, wherever sitting, shall be treated as a tribunal in and of the Federal Republic of Germany, and subsection (4) of section one of the Perjury Act, 1911, and any corresponding enactment for the time being in force in Northern Ireland, shall have effect accordingly.