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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-tin-council-immunities-and-privileges-order-1972/article-17",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1972/120",
  "legislation_title": "The International Tin Council (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-tin-council-immunities-and-privileges-order-1972",
  "path": "article/17",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Executive Chairman of the Council, an expert (other than an officer of the Council) serving on any committee of the Council or employed on missions on its behalf shall, so far as is necessary for the carrying out of his functions, including during journeys made in carrying out his functions and in the course of such missions, enjoy:—\n(a) immunity from suit and legal process in respect of things done or omitted to be done by him in the exercise of his functions, except in the case of a motor traffic offence committed by him or in the case of damage caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by him;\n(b) while he is employed by the Council, the like inviolability for all his official papers and documents as is accorded to a diplomatic agent;\n(c) unless he is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or a permanent resident of the United Kingdom, while carrying out his functions and during journeys made in carrying out his functions and in the course of such missions, the like exemptions and privileges in respect of his personal baggage as in accordance with Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles are accorded to a diplomatic agent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/120/article/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:35:23.059085+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."
}