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The Commonwealth Countries and Ireland (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/309 · Made 14 February 2006

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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES

Made 14th February 2006

Laid before Parliament 24th February 2006

Coming into force 1st April 2006

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of February 2006

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 12(1) of the Consular Relations Act 1968f1, 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. 18. Section 12 was amended by section 4 of the Diplomatic and other Privileges Act 1971 (c. 64).

Contents

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

1

This Order may be cited as the Commonwealth Countries and Ireland (Immunities and Privileges)(Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

2

Article 9 of the Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1985f1 is revoked and replaced by the following Article—

“9

The like relief from general rates as is accorded under Article 32 in Schedule 1 to the Act to consular premises and to the residence of the career head of a consular post shall be extended to the office and the residence respectively of the Falkland Islands Government Representative in London, of the Cayman Islands Government Representative in London, of the Gibraltar Government Representative in London, of the British Virgin Islands Government Representative in London, and of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government Representative in London.”.

Signature

A.K.Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, pursuant to section 12 of the Consular Relations Act 1968, affords partial relief from general rates to the offices and residence of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government Representative in London. Similar relief is already granted to the offices and residences of the Falklands Islands Government Representative in London, the Cayman Islands Government Representative in London, the Gibraltar Government Representative in London and the British Virgin Islands Government Representative in London. These offices perform functions broadly in line with those of a consular post of a foreign country.