Explanatory note

This Order supersedes the Orders listed in Schedule 3 to this Order and confers privileges and immunities (including certain privileges previously accorded administratively) upon certain Specialized Agencies of the United Nations, their officers and experts, and representatives of their members. These privileges and immunities are conferred in accordance with the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations (Cmnd. 855), adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21st November 1947.