# Consular Relations Act 1968, Paragraph 1


In the event of the severance of consular relations between two States:
(a) the receiving State shall, even in case of armed conflict, respect and protect the consular premises, together with the property of the consular post and the consular archives;
(b) the sending State may entrust the custody of the consular premises, together with the property contained therein and the consular archives, to a third State acceptable to the receiving State;
(c) the sending State may entrust the protection of its interests and those of its nationals to a third State acceptable to the receiving State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/18/schedule/1/part/1/chapter/2/crossheading/article-27/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/consular-relations-act-1968/schedule-1/part-1/chapter-2/crossheading-article-27/paragraph-1
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