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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/western-european-union-immunities-and-privileges-order-1960/article-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1960/444",
  "legislation_title": "The Western European Union (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1960",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/western-european-union-immunities-and-privileges-order-1960",
  "path": "article/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Government of the member whom he represents, every person designated by a member as its principal permanent representative to the Organisation in the United Kingdom shall enjoy the like immunity from suit and legal process, the like inviolability of residence, and the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty.\n(2) Part IV of the Schedule to the Act shall not operate so as to confer any immunity or privilege on members of the official staff of a principal permanent representative other than, to the extent specified in Article 9 of this Order, official clerical staff.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T00:47:24.329784+00:00"
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  "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."
}