CONSULAR RELATIONS (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) (COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND) ORDER

CONSULAR RELATIONS (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES) (COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND) ORDER

CONSULAR RELATIONS (PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES)
(COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND REPUBLIC OF
IRELAND) ORDER

(Cap. 259, section 12)

[4 February 1972.]

1. This order may be cited as the Consular Relations (Privileges and
Immunities) (Commonwealth Countries and Republic of Ireland) Order.

2. Subject to paragraph 3, any person

(a)in the service of a country specified in the First Schedule or in the
service of a State or Province of any such country, and

(h)holding an office or class of office specified in the Second Schedule,

shall have all the immunities and privileges conferred upon a consular officer
under the Ordinance.

3. Any person mentioned in paragraph 2, who is permanently resident 'In
Hong Kong or who is a person within the definition of 'national of the receiving
state- in section 2(2) of the Ordinance. shall be excluded from all the immunities
and privileges conferred under this order other than--

(a)immunity from jurisdiction and personal inviolability in respect of
official acts performed in the exercise of his functions; and

(b)the privilege provided in Article 44(3) in the First Schedule to the
Ordinance.

FIRST SCHEDULE [para. 2(a).]

COUNTRIES

Australia.
Bangladesh.
Canada.
India.
Malaysia.
New Zealand.
Nigeria.
Singapore.





SECOND SCHEDULE

OFFICE OR CLASS OF OFFICE


Commissioner for the Government of Austrialia.
Commissioner for the Government of Canada.
Commissioner for the Government of India.
Commissioner for the Government of Malaysia.
Commissioner for the Government of New Zealand.
Commissioner for the Government of Nigeria.
Commissioner for the Government of Singapore.
Bangladesh Trade Commissioner.
Agent for Alberta. Canada.
Agent for Ontario, Canada.
Agent for Quebec. Canada.
Agent for Saskatchewan, Canada.
L.N.24/72. L.N. 115/77. L.N. 258/80. L.N. 378/84. L.N. 231/85. Citation. Immunities and privileges conferred. L.N. 258/80. First Schedule. Second Schedule. Persons excluded. L.N. 115/77. L.N. 115/77. L.N. 258/80. L.N. 378/84. L.N. 231/85.

L.N.24/72. L.N. 115/77. L.N. 258/80. L.N. 378/84. L.N. 231/85. Citation. Immunities and privileges conferred. L.N. 258/80. First Schedule. Second Schedule. Persons excluded. L.N. 115/77. L.N. 115/77. L.N. 258/80. L.N. 378/84. L.N. 231/85.

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