The International Maritime Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order consolidates and updates, with consequential revocations, the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1968, as amended by the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 1972, the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 1982, the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Miscellaneous Provisions Order 1975 and the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Miscellaneous Provisions Order 1999. It also provides for additional privileges and immunities to be accorded to the principal permanent representative or acting principal permanent representative of each member of the Organisation in the United Kingdom and to the Directors of the Administrative Division, the Technical Co-operation Division, the Legal Affairs and External Relations Division, the Conference Division and the Marine Environment Division of the Organisation. The additional privileges and immunities are conferred in accordance with an Exchange of Notes between Her Majesty’s Government and the International Maritime Organisation signed on 4th January 2002 and 23rd January 2002 (Cmnd. 5473 Miscellaneous Series No. 3 (2002)) which amends the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the Organisation signed in London on 28th November 1968 (Cmnd. 3964); and in accordance with the revised text of Annex XII to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of Specialized Agencies of the United Nations 1947 (“the revised Annex XII”) approved by the International Maritime Organisation on 22nd November 2001 (Cmnd. 5474 Miscellaneous Series No. 4 (2002)). This Order will enable Her Majesty’s Government to give effect to the Exchange of Notes and to accept the revised Annex XII.