Article 15 Other Representatives
Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Government of the Member State which he represents, any representative of a Member State to the Council or any of its subsidiary bodies (other than a representative to whom Article 14 applies) shall, while present in the United Kingdom for the discharge of his duties, enjoy:—
immunity from suit and legal process in respect of things done or omitted to be done by him in his official capacity;
the like immunity from personal arrest and detention and from seizure of his personal baggage and the like inviolability for all papers and documents as are accorded to a diplomatic agent;
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; and
the like exemption from customs duties and taxes on the importation of articles which—
at or about the time when he first enters the United Kingdom to take up his post as a representative are imported for his personal use or that of members of his family forming part of his household including articles intended for his establishment, and
are articles which were in his ownership or possession or that of such members of his family, or which he or such members of his family were under contract to purchase, immediately before he 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.
Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, a representative shall not be deemed to be resident in the United Kingdom during any period when he is present in the United Kingdom for the discharge of his duties.
Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act shall not operate so as to confer any privilege or immunity on:—
the official staff of a representative to whom this Article applies, other than alternate representatives, advisers and technical experts of delegations and official clerical staff accompanying him, and that Part shall not operate so as to confer on such official clerical staff any immunity from personal arrest or detention or any exemptions or privileges in respect of their personal baggage; or
the family of such a representative or of a member of his official staff.
Neither this Article nor Part IV of Schedule 1 to the Act shall operate so as to confer any privilege or immunity on any person as the representative of the United Kingdom or as a member of the official staff of such a representative or on any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies.