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In section 16—

(a)

the following provision shall be substituted for subsection (1):—

“(1)

This Part of this Act does not affect any immunity or privilege customarily granted to members of a mission within the meaning of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations signed in 1961f1 or members of a consular post within the meaning of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations signed in 1963f2; and

(a)

section 4 above does not apply to proceedings concerning the employment of the members of such a mission or consular post;

(b)

section 6(1) above does not apply to proceedings concerning a State's title to or its possession of property used for the purposes of a diplomatic mission.”

and

(b)

in subsection (2), the words “and, in particular, has effect subject to the Visiting Forces Act 1952” shall be omitted.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Cmnd. 1368.

f2

Cmnd. 5219.