# The OSPAR Commission (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This Note is not part of the Order)
This Order confers privileges and immunities upon the Commission established by the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment in the North-East Atlantic 1992 (Cm. 2265) (“the OSPAR Commission”) and its officers. These privileges and immunities are conferred in accordance with a Headquarters Agreement which has been negotiated between the Government of the United Kingdom of the one part and the OSPAR Commission of the other part (Cm. 3796).
This Order will enable Her Majesty’s Government to give effect to the Headquarters Agreement, which will enter into force on signature or on the date that the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic comes into force whichever is later. The Order will come into force on the date on which the Headquarters Agreement enters into force with respect to the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2975/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ospar-commission-immunities-and-privileges-order-1997/note
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