International Organisations Act 1981
In section 1 of the 1968 Act (privileges and immunities for international organisations of which the United Kingdom and foreign sovereign Powers are members)—
in subsection (1), the following paragraph is substituted for paragraph (b)—; and
in subsection (6), for the words “one or more other foreign sovereign Powers or Governments” there are substituted the words “any other sovereign Power or Government”.
In section 4 of that Act (other organisations of which the United Kingdom is not a member) the word “foreign”, in the first place where it occurs, shall cease to have effect.
In section 6 of that Act (international conferences attended by representatives of the United Kingdom and foreign sovereign Powers)—
in subsection (1), the following paragraph is substituted for paragraph (b)—; and
in subsection (2) for the words “a foreign sovereign Power”there are substituted the words “a sovereign Power (other than the United Kingdom)”.
The following section is hereby inserted in the 1968 Act after section 4—.
The following section is hereby inserted in the 1968 Act after section 5—.
Notwithstanding section 1(6)(b) of the 1968 Act (Orders under section 1 not to confer privileges or immunities on representatives of the United Kingdom, etc.), an Order in Council made under section 1 of that Act may confer immunities on representatives of the United Kingdom to the Assembly of Western European Union or to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe.
After paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the 1968 Act there is inserted the following paragraph—.
In paragraph 10 of that Schedule (exemption from customs duties and taxes for representatives to organisations) after the words “for his establishment” there are inserted the words “and the like priviledge as to the importation of such articles”.
In paragraph 16 of that Schedule (exemption from customs duties and taxes for officers, etc. of organisations) before the words “as in accordance with” there are inserted the words “and the like priviledge as to the importation of such articles”.
This Act may be cited as the International Organisations Act 1981; and this Act and the 1968 Act may be cited together as the International Organisations Acts 1968 and 1981.
In this Act “the 1968 Act” means the International Organisations Act 1968.
It is hereby declared that this Act extends to Northern Ireland.
The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.
Section 6.