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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-rubber-study-group-immunities-and-privileges-order-1978/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1978/181",
  "legislation_title": "The International Rubber Study Group (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-rubber-study-group-immunities-and-privileges-order-1978",
  "path": "article/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Within the scope of its official activities, the Group shall have immunity from suit and legal process except:\n(a) to the extent that such immunity in a particular case has either been expressly waived or has been deemed to have been waived. The Group shall be deemed to have waived immunity if, after receiving a request for waiver of immunity in a particular case by either another party to the proceedings or by the person or body before which the proceedings are pending, the Group has not given notice, within 15 days of receipt of the request, that it does not waive immunity;\n(b) in respect of a civil action by a third party for damage arising from an accident caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or operated on behalf of the Group or in respect of a motor traffic offence involving such a vehicle;\n(c) in respect of the enforcement of an arbitration award made under either Article 19 or Article 20 of the Agreement; and\n(d) 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 Group to an officer of the Group.\n(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not prevent the taking of such measures as may be permitted by law in relation to the property and assets of the Group in so far as they may be temporarily necessary in connection with the prevention of, and investigation into, accidents involving motor vehicles belonging to, or operated on behalf of, the Group.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/181/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:40:48.343602+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."
}