Statutory Instruments
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES
Made
16th July 2002
Coming into force
17th July 2002
At the Court at Buckingham Palace the 16th day of July 2002
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 10 of the International Organisations Act 1968(1) (“the Act”) and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1 and section 10(3) of the Act(2) or otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2002 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
2. The Specialized Agencies of the United Nations (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1974(3) shall be varied by inserting after Article 13 the following new Article:—
“13A The International Labour Organization shall have relief, under arrangements made by the Secretary of State, by way of refund of insurance premium tax and air passenger duty paid by the Organization in the exercise of its official activities.”.
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order confers relief by way of refund from payment of insurance premium tax and air passenger duty on the International Labour Organization. The Order enables the United Kingdom to give effect to an Agreement between Her Majesty’s Government and the Organization (Cm. 5476).
As amended by section 1 of the International Organisations Act 1981 (c. 9).
S.I. 1974/1260.