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The Advisory Centre on WTO Law (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/1868 · Made 14 May 2001

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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES

Made 14th May 2001

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

At the Court at Buckingham Palace the 14th day of May 2001

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 1968f1 (“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 of the Actf2 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:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1968 c. 48.

f2

As amended by section 1 of the International Organisations Act 1981 (c. 9).

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the Advisory Centre on WTO Law (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001. It shall come into force on the date on which the Agreement establishing the Advisory Centre on WTO Lawf1 enters into force.

2

The Advisory Centre on WTO Law is an organisation of which the United Kingdom and other sovereign powers are members.

3

The Advisory Centre on WTO Law shall have the legal capacities of a body corporate.

Signature

A.K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confers the legal capacities of a body corporate on the Advisory Centre for WTO Law. This legal capacity is conferred in accordance with Article 10(1) of the Agreement establishing the Advisory Centre on WTO Law (Cm. 4721). The Order will enable Her Majesty’s Government to give effect to Article 10(1) of the Agreement, and will come into force on the date on which the Agreement enters into force in respect of the United Kingdom.