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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/square-kilometre-array-observatory-immunities-and-privileges-order-2020/article-14",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1069",
  "legislation_title": "The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/square-kilometre-array-observatory-immunities-and-privileges-order-2020",
  "path": "article/14",
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  "number": "14",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Director-General and members of staff have the privileges and immunities set out in this article except where, in the case of an immunity, it is waived—\n(a) in the case of the Director-General, by the Council, and\n(b) in the case of a member of staff, by the Director-General.\n(2) The Director-General and members of staff have immunity from suit and legal process in respect of things done or omitted to be done in the course of the performance of official duties, except in relation to road traffic offences and damage resulting from a vehicle driven by them.\n(3) The Director-General and members of staff enjoy the like exemption and privileges in respect of their personal baggage, to the extent necessary to protect official papers and documents which relate to the exercise of their functions within the scope of the official activities of the Observatory as, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles, are accorded to a diplomatic agent.\n(4) The Director-General and members of staff are exempt from income tax in respect of emoluments received as a member of staff (other than pensions and annuities).\n(5) In the event that the Observatory establishes its own social security scheme the Director-General and members of staff shall, from the date on which they are subject to such scheme be deemed exempted from any class of employment in respect of which contributions under enactments relating to social security (including enactments in force in Northern Ireland) are payable.\n(6) The Director-General and members of staff are exempt from duties (whether of customs or excise) and taxes on the importation of articles which—\n(a) at or about the time when the Director-General or the member of staff first enters the United Kingdom to take up their post, are imported for their personal use, or that of members of their family forming part of their household, including articles intended for their establishment, and\n(b) were in the Director-General or the member of staff’s ownership or possession, or that of such a member of their family, or which they or such a member of their family were under contract to purchase, immediately before they so entered the United Kingdom;\nand they shall enjoy the like privilege as to the importation of such articles as, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles, is accorded to a diplomatic agent.\n(7) The Director-General and members of staff are exempt from duties (whether of customs or excise) and taxes on the importation of any motor vehicle imported by way of replacement of a motor vehicle imported in accordance with paragraph (6) above, and subject to compliance with such conditions as the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs may prescribe for the protection of the Revenue.\n(8) Paragraphs (4), (5), (6) and (7) do not apply to a person who is a British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British Overseas citizen, British National (Overseas) or any person who at the time of taking up their functions with the Observatory is a permanent resident of the United Kingdom.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1069/article/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:24:55.631759+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}