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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-international-organisations-immunities-and-privileges-scotland-order-2009/schedule-6/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2009/9780111001356",
  "legislation_title": "The International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Order 2009",
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  "number": "7",
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  "text": "(1) Except in so far as in any particular case such immunity is waived by or on behalf of the Organisation, the Director-General, the Deputy Director-General and any official acting on behalf of the Director-General during an absence from duty shall enjoy–\n(a) the like immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to or in respect of the head of a diplomatic mission;\n(b) the like inviolability of residence as is accorded to or in respect of the head of a diplomatic mission; and\n(c) the like exemption or relief from local taxes (as described in the exception in Section A1 of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998) as is accorded to or in respect of the head of a diplomatic mission.\n(2) This paragraph shall not apply to any person who is a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British Overseas citizen or a British National (Overseas) or who is a permanent resident of the United Kingdom.\n(3) Part IV of Schedule 1 to the 1968 Act shall not operate so as to confer any immunity or privilege on the family of any officer to whom this paragraph applies other than a spouse (or civil partner) and any child (under 18 years of age).",
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  "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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