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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-international-criminal-court-immunities-and-privileges-no-1-order-2006/article-21",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2006/0110705505",
  "legislation_title": "The International Criminal Court (Immunities and Privileges) (No. 1) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-international-criminal-court-immunities-and-privileges-no-1-order-2006",
  "path": "article/21",
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  "number": "21",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the head of the organ of the Court appointing the expert and subject to production of the required document, experts performing functions for the Court, to the extent necessary for the independent exercise of their functions (including the time spent on journeys in that connection), shall enjoy:–\n(a) the like immunity from personal arrest or detention as is accorded to a diplomatic agent;\n(b) immunity from suit and legal process (even after the termination of their functions) in respect of acts, including words spoken or written, performed by them in the course of the performance of their functions for the Court;\n(c) the like inviolability for all papers, documents and materials relating to their functions for the Court as is accorded to a diplomatic agent;\n(d) the like immunity from seizure of personal baggage as is accorded to a diplomatic agent;\n(e) exemption from inspection of personal baggage, unless there are serious grounds for believing that the baggage contains articles the import or export of which is prohibited by law or controlled by quarantine regulations in the United Kingdom.\n(2) For the purposes of this Article, the “required document” means a document provided by the Court certifying that the expert is performing functions for the Court and specifying a time period during which those functions will last.\n(3) Sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any person who is a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen, a British National (Overseas) or permanently resident in the United Kingdom.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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