The International Cocoa Organization (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1975

PART I GENERAL

Citation and Entry into Force

1.  This Order may be cited as the International Cocoa Organization (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1975. It shall come into operation on the date on which the Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the International Cocoa Organization(1) enters into force. This date shall be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

Interpretation

2.—(1) For the purposes of this Order, the official activities of the International Cocoa Organization shall include its administrative activities and those undertaken pursuant to the International Cocoa Agreement, 1972(2) or any succeeding agreement.

(2) In this Order “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.

(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament, and as if this Order and the Orders hereby revoked were Acts of Parliament.

Revocation

3.  The International Cocoa Organization (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1973(3) and the International Cocoa Organization (Immunities and Privileges) (No. 2) Order 1973(4) are hereby revoked.

(1)

Cmnd. 5833.

(2)

Cmnd. 5263.

(3)

(1973 II, p.3321).

(4)

1973 III, p.7532).