Article 13 Senior Officers
Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Secretary of the Commission or (in the case of the Secretary) by the Commission, the Secretary and the Executive Officer of the Commission shall enjoy the like exemption from customs duties and taxes on the importation of articles which—
at or about the time when they first enter the United Kingdom as officers of the Commission are imported for their personal use or that of members of their families forming part of their households, including articles intended for their establishment, and
are articles which were in their ownership or possession or that of such members of their families, or which they or such members of their families were under contract to purchase, immediately before they so entered the United Kingdom,
as, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles, is accorded to a diplomatic agent.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.
Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act shall not operate so as to confer any immunity or privilege on the families of officers to whom this Article applies.