# The Western European Union (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1960, Article 8


(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 representative of a member of the Organisation to the Council of the Organisation or to any organ established by the Council or placed under its authority, shall, while present in the United Kingdom for the discharge of his duties, enjoy:—
(a) In respect of words spoken or written and of acts done by him in his official capacity, the like immunity from legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty;
(b) The like immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of his personal baggage and the like inviolability for all papers and documents as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty.
(2) Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, any period during which a representative to whom this Article applies is present in the United Kingdom for the discharge of his duties shall, for the purpose of determining his liability to taxation, be treated as not being a period of residence in the United Kingdom.
(3) 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 representative to whom this Article applies other than:—
(a) advisers and technical experts of delegations; and
(b) to the extent specified in Article 9 of this Order, official clerical staff.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1960/444/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/western-european-union-immunities-and-privileges-order-1960/article-8
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