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

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL on the Privileges and Immunities of INTERPOL on the Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(1);

“the Constitution” means the Constitution of the International Criminal Police Organisation adopted by the General Assembly at its 25th Session in Vienna, 1956(2);

“the International Criminal Police Organisation” or “the Organisation” means the organisation entitled the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL in accordance with article 1 of the Constitution;

“INTERPOL officials” means the Secretary General, persons seconded to the Organisation by a Member Country, and persons under contract employed by the Organisation;

“Official Activities” of the Organisation includes all activities undertaken pursuant to the Constitution and all activities appropriate to fulfil the aims of the Organisation under article 2 of the Constitution;

“Requesting Country” means a country which has submitted a request for membership of the Organisation to the Secretary General pursuant to article 4 of the Constitution, provided that the request has been added by the Executive Committee to the provisional agenda of the General Assembly.

(2) For the purposes of this Order, the following terms have the meaning they have in the Constitution—

“Adviser”;

“Commission for the Control of Files”;

“Executive Committee”;

“General Assembly”;

“Member Country”;

“National Central Bureau”;

“Secretary General”.

(1)

CP820, available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1145313/MS_3.2023_UK_Interpol_Agreement_Privileges_Immunities.pdf.

(2)

Available at https://www.interpol.int/en/content/download/590/file/01%20E%20CONSTITUTION%2011%202021.pdf.