6.—(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Article, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 22 in Schedule 1 to the Act of 1964 (inviolability and protection of premises) shall be extended to any consular premises of the People's Republic of China.
(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Article, paragraph 1 of Article 30 in Schedule 1 to the Act of 1964 (inviolability of private residence), with the omission of the words “and protection”, shall be extended to the residences of consular officers of the People's Republic of China.
(3) The premises referred to in paragraph (1) and the residences referred to in paragraph (2) may be entered by the authorities of the United Kingdom with the consent of the head of the consular post or the head of the diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom of the People's Republic of China or of a person designated by either of them.