{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-immunities-and-privileges-order-1977/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-immunities-and-privileges-order-1977/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1977/824",
  "legislation_title": "The International Fund for Agricultural Development (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-fund-for-agricultural-development-immunities-and-privileges-order-1977",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Fund shall have immunity from suit and legal process except:\n(a) to the extent that it shall, by a decision of the Executive Board, have waived such immunity in a particular case. However, the Fund shall be deemed to have waived such immunity if, upon receiving a request for waiver submitted either by the person or body before which the proceedings are pending, or by another party to the proceedings, it has not given notice, within two months after receipt of the request, that it does not waive immunity;\n(b) in respect of a civil action by a third party for loss, injury or damage arising from an accident caused by a vehicle belonging to or operated on behalf of the Fund, or in respect of a traffic offence involving such a vehicle;\n(c) in the event of the attachment, pursuant to the order of a court of law, of the salaries, wages or other emoluments owed by the Fund to a member of its staff; or\n(d) in respect of the enforcement of an arbitration award made under Article 11 of the Agreement establishing the Fund,\nprovided that no proceedings may be brought against the Fund by a Member or person acting for or deriving claims from a Member.\n(2) The provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not prevent the taking of such measures as may be permitted by law in relation to the execution of judgment against the Fund.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/824/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:59:40.515721+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}