The International Criminal Police Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2023

INTERPOL statutory meetings

14.—(1) This article applies where an INTERPOL statutory meeting is held in the United Kingdom.

(2) In addition to the privileges and immunities granted under article 10 or article 11, a person to whom paragraph (3) applies has, while carrying out or participating in Official Activities and throughout their journey to or from the place where the INTERPOL statutory meeting is held, immunity from personal arrest and detention, except when found committing, attempting to commit or just having committed an offence.

(3) This paragraph applies to—

(a) a member of the Executive Committee,

(b) a member of the Commission for the Control of Files,

(c) an Adviser,

(d) a representative of a Member Country who has been notified to the Secretary of State, and

(e) a representative of a Requesting Country who has been notified to the Secretary of State.

(4) A relevant participant has the following privileges and immunities while carrying out Official Activities and throughout their journey to or from the place where the INTERPOL statutory meeting is held—

(a) subject to paragraph (5), immunity from suit and legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts performed by them in their official capacity in connection with Official Activities;

(b) the like inviolability as, in accordance with the 1961 Convention Articles, is accorded to a diplomatic agent in respect of official papers and documents.

(5) The immunity granted under paragraph (4)(a) continues to apply to the person after the relevant INTERPOL statutory meeting has ended, irrespective whether they continue to be a servant of the Organisation or a person serving under the Organisation as an expert or as a person engaged on a mission for the Organisation (as the case may be).

(6) In this article—

“INTERPOL statutory meeting” means—

(a)

a session of the General Assembly or Executive Committee,

(b)

a Regional Conference,

(c)

a Heads of National Central Bureau Conference, and

(d)

any other meeting of a body, or subsidiary body, of the Organisation which is held in accordance with the Constitution;

“relevant participant” means a servant of the Organisation, or other person serving under the Organisation as an expert or as a person engaged on a mission for the Organisation, who—

(a)

is not a person mentioned in article 10, article 11 or article 12,

(b)

is attending an INTERPOL statutory meeting in the United Kingdom, and

(c)

has been notified to the Secretary of State.