Explanatory note

This Order confers privileges and immunities, insofar as they are within devolved competence, on a number of international organisations and persons associated with those organisations. The United Kingdom is a member of all of the organisations covered by the Order.

Article 2 of the Order introduces Schedules 1 to 13 which make provision about privileges and immunities for the purposes of the organisations to which those Schedules relate. These privileges and immunities are conferred in accordance with the international obligations agreed between the Government of the United Kingdom and the relevant international organisations.

Article 3 revokes several Orders, so far as they apply in or as regards Scotland, which are replaced by provisions in Schedules 1, 4, 8 and 11 to this Order.