Article 4 I1
United Kingdom
The following persons shall be exempt from any provision of the Act relating to those who are not F1British citizens except any provision relating to deportation, that is to say:—
unless the Secretary of State otherwise directs, any member of the government of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom and Islands who is visiting the United Kingdom on the business of that government;
any person entitled to immunity from legal process with respect to acts performed by him in his official capacity under any Order in Council made under section 12(1) of the International Development Act 2002 (which empowers Her Majesty by Order in Council to make provision relating to the immunities and privileges of the governors, directors, executive-directors, alternates, officers or employees of an international financial institution);
any person entitled to immunity from legal process with respect to acts performed by him in his official capacity under any Order in Council made under section 5(1) of the International Monetary Fund Act 1979 (which empowers Her Majesty by Order in Council to make provision relating to the immunities and privileges of the governors, executive directors, alternates, officers and employees of the International Monetary Fund);
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any person (not being a person to whom section 8(3) of the Act applies) who is the representative or a member of the official staff of the representative of the government of a country to which section 1 of the Diplomatic Immunities (Conferences with Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland) Act 1961 applies (which provides for representatives of certain commonwealth countries and their staff attending conferences in the United Kingdom to be entitled to diplomatic immunity) so long as he is included in a list compiled and published in accordance with that section;
any person on whom any immunity from jurisdiction is conferred by any Order in Council made under section 12(1) of the Consular Relations Act 1968 (which empowers Her Majesty by Order in Council to confer on certain persons connected with the service of the government of Commonwealth countries or the Republic of Ireland all or any of the immunities and privileges which are conferred by or may be conferred under that Act on persons connected with consular posts);
any person (not being a person to whom section 8(3) of the Act applies) on whom any immunity from suit and legal process is conferred by any Order in Council made under section 1(2), 5(1) or 6(2) of the International Organisations Act 1968 (which empower Her Majesty by Order in Council to confer certain immunities and privileges on persons connected with certain international organisations and international tribunals and on representatives of foreign countries and their staffs attending certain conferences in the United Kingdom) except any such person as is mentioned in section 5(2)(c) to (e) of the said Act of 1968 F4or by any Order in Council continuing to have effect by virtue of section 12(5) of the said Act of 1968;
any consular officer (not being an honorary consular officer) in the service of a state other than such a state as is mentioned in the Schedule;
any consular employee in such service as is mentioned in paragraph (h);
any officer or servant of the Commonwealth Secretariat falling within paragraph 6 of the Schedule to the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966 (which confers certain immunities on those members of the staff of the Secretariat who are not entitled to full diplomatic immunity);
any person on whom any immunity from suit and legal process is conferred by the European Communities (Immunities and Privileges of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation) Order 1985 (which confers certain immunities and privileges on the representatives and officers of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation);
any member of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office as defined by paragraph 8 of the Schedule to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996,
Any member or servant of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (“the Commission”) established under an Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Ireland concluded on 26th August 1997,
in sub-paragraph (i) above, “servant” includes any agent of or person carrying out work for or giving advice to the Commission,
the following representatives of the European Union:
the President of the European Commission, being the President of the European Commission referred to in Article 17(6) of the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7th February 1992 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day (“Treaty on European Union”);
the President of the European Council, being the President of the European Council referred to in Article 15(6) of the Treaty on European Union,
the High Representative for Foreign Affairs, being the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy referred to in Article 18 of the Treaty on European Union;
any member of staff employed by the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom where all the following sub-paragraphs apply:
their employment is at the level of Representative, Deputy Representative, Director General, Deputy Director General, Director, Deputy Director, Senior Assistant Director, or Assistant Director,
they are employed in the capacity of a representative function,
they are not employed in the capacity of administrative, transportation, maintenance, service or other ancillary functions,
they are in the full-time employment of the Taipei Representative Office and are not engaged in the United Kingdom in any private occupation for gain, and
they were resident outside the United Kingdom, and were not in the United Kingdom, when they were offered such employment.
any member of the family of a person exempted under any of the preceding paragraphs forming part of his household.
any person falling within article 4A below.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in art. 4 substituted (1.1.1983) by The Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/1649), arts. 1, 2
- F2
Art. 4(b)(c) substituted (1.2.2021) by The Bank for International Settlements (International Development Act 2002 and Immigration (Exemption from Control) Order 1972) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/21), arts. 1, 3(2)
- F3
Art. 4(d) omitted (1.2.2021) by virtue of The Bank for International Settlements (International Development Act 2002 and Immigration (Exemption from Control) Order 1972) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/21), arts. 1, 3(3)
- F4
Words in art. 4(g) inserted (15.5.1977) by The Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/693), arts. 1, 3(a)
- F5
Art. 4(j)(k) substituted for art. 4(j) (15.5.1977) by The Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/693), arts. 1, 3(b)
- F6
Art. 4(k)(l) substituted for art. 4(k) (22.12.1985) by The Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1809), arts. 1, 2
- F7
Art. 4(l)(m) substituted for art. 4(l) (1.7.1997) by The Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1402), arts. 1, 3
- F8
Art. 4(m)(n) substituted for art. 4(m) (24.9.1997) by The Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/2207), arts. 1, 3
- F9
Art. 4(ma) inserted (15.7.2024) by The Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/723), arts. 1(1), 2
- F10
Art. 4(mb) inserted (17.7.2025) by The Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/663), arts. 1(1), 2
- F11
Art. 4(o) inserted (24.2.2008) by The Immigration (Exemption from Control) (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3171), arts. 1, 2(2)
Commencement
- I1
Art. 4 in force at on 1.1.1973, see art. 1