Article 9 Development Fund for Iraq

Except as provided for in paragraph (2), the Development Fund for Iraq, its property and assets wherever located and by whomsoever held (including any rights or obligations owed by or to the Development Fund for Iraq), shall have the like privileges and immunities as the United Nations under Part II of the United Nations and International Court of Justice (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1974^f1.

The Development Fund for Iraq shall not have immunity from suit and legal process concerning liability for damages in connection with an ecological accident, including an oil spill, which occurs after 22nd May 2003.