Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act, 2001 (Act No. 37 of 2001)

Schedules

Schedule 4

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, 1947

Annexes

Annex I : International Labour Organization

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In their application to the International Labour Organization the standard clauses shall operate subject to the following provisions:

 

(1)Article V (other than paragraph (c) of section 13) and section 25, paragraphs 1 and 2 (a), of Article VII shall extend to the employers’ and workers’ members and deputy members of the Governing Body of the International Labour Office and their substitutes; except that any waiver of the immunity of each such person member under section 16 shall be by the Governing Body.

 

(2)The privileges, immunities, exemptions and facilities referred to in Section 21 of the standard clauses; shall also be accorded to any Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Office and any Assistant Director-General of the International Labour Office.

 

(3)
(i)Experts (other than officials coming within the scope of article VI) serving on committees of, or performing missions for, the Organization shall be accorded the following privileges and immunities so far as is necessary for the effective exercise of their functions, including the time spent on journeys in connection with service on such committees or missions:
(a)Immunity from personal arrest or seizure of their personal baggage;
(b)In respect of words spoken or written or acts done by them in the performance of their official functions, immunity of legal process of every kind, such immunity to continue notwithstanding that the persons concerned are no longer serving on committees of, or employed on missions for, the Organization;
(c)The same facilities in respect of currency and exchange restrictions and in respect of their personal baggage as are accorded to officials of foreign Governments on temporary official missions;
(d)Inviolability of their papers and documents relating to the work on which they are engaged for the Organization.
(ii)In connection with (d) of 3 (i) above, the principle contained in the last sentence of section 12 of the standard clauses shall be applicable.
(iii)Privileges and immunities are granted to the experts of the Organization in the interests of the Organization and not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves. The Organization shall have the right and the duty to waive the immunity of any expert in any case where in its opinion the immunity would impede the course of justice, and it can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the Organization.