# Consular Relations Act 1968, Paragraph 1


Members of a consular post may be called upon to attend as witnesses in the course of judicial or administrative proceedings. A consular employee or a member of the service staff shall not, except in the cases mentioned in paragraph 3 of this Article, decline to give evidence. If a consular officer should decline to do so, no coercive measure or penalty may be applied to him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/18/schedule/1/part/2/chapter/2/crossheading/article-44/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/consular-relations-act-1968/schedule-1/part-2/chapter-2/crossheading-article-44/paragraph-1
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