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Article 16 High Officers

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Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Organisation, there shall be accorded to or in respect of the Secretary-General of the Organisation, the Deputy Secretary-General (or, in the absence of both, any other official specially designated to act on behalf of the Secretary-General), the Secretary of the Maritime Safety Committee and the Directors of the Administrative Division, the Technical Co-operation Division, the Legal Affairs and External Relations Division, the Conference Division and the Marine Environment Division:—

(a)

the like immunity from suit and legal process, the like inviolability of residence and the like exemption or relief from taxes and rates, other than customs duties and taxes on the importation of goods, as are accorded to or in respect of the head of a diplomatic mission;

(b)

the like exemption from customs duties and taxes on the importation of articles imported for their personal use or the use of members of their families forming part of their households, including articles intended for their establishment, as in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded to a diplomatic agent;

(c)

the like exemption and privileges in respect of their personal baggage as in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 36 of those Articles are accorded to a diplomatic agent;

(d)

relief, under arrangements made either by the Secretary of State or by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, by way of refund of customs duty paid on or value added tax paid on the importation of any hydrocarbon oils (within the meaning of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979) which are bought in the United Kingdom by them or on their behalf, such relief to be subject to compliance with such conditions as may be imposed in accordance with the arrangements;

provided that the provisions of this Article shall not apply to any person who is a British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British Overseas citizen, or British National (Overseas) or a permanent resident of the United Kingdom.