# The North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2026, Article 8: Secretariat members


Secretariat members have the following privileges and immunities—
(a) immunity from suit and legal process in respect of things done or omitted to be done by them in the exercise of their functions;
(b) exemption from income tax in respect of salaries and emoluments paid by the Organisation from the date on which such salaries and emoluments become subject to taxation by the Organisation for its benefit, but nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as precluding such salaries and emoluments from being taken into account for the purpose of assessing the amount of taxation to be applied to income from other sources;
(c) the like exemption from duties and taxes on the importation of furniture and personal effects (including one motor car each) which—
(i) at the time when they first enter the United Kingdom to take up their post, are imported for their personal use or for their establishment, and
(ii) were in their ownership or possession or which they were under contract to purchase immediately before they so entered the United Kingdom
as in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded to a diplomatic agent;
(d) provided that they are participating in a social security scheme established by the Organisation or in another such scheme, exemptions whereby for the purposes of the enactments relating to social security, including enactments in force in Northern Ireland—
(i) services rendered for the Organisation by them are deemed to be excepted from any class of employment in respect of which contributions or premiums under those enactments are payable, but
(ii) no person is rendered liable to pay any contribution or premium which they would not be required to pay if those services were not deemed to be so excepted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348288018/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-north-atlantic-salmon-conservation-organization-immunities-and-privileges-order-2026/article-8
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.