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Immunities and privileges for persons carrying out duties at preinspection facility.
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6.—(1) A citizen of the United States, who is a permanent employee of the government of the United States and is assigned to carry out duties at a preinspection facility, shall not be amenable to the jurisdiction of the judicial or administrative authorities of the State in respect of acts performed by him in the exercise of his duties under the Agreement.
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(2) The duties referred to in subsection (1) of this section are—
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(a) to take and process applications for entry into the United States;
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(b) to ask for the production of travel documents and to examine such documents when produced;
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(c) to ask questions relating to the eligibility of the person concerned to enter the United States;
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(d) to ask for the production of documents supporting the application for permission to enter the United States and to examine such documents when produced;
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(e) to request permission to search a person and to carry out a search in accordance with the permission;
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(f) to defer the granting of permission to a person to enter the United States until such person has undergone a further inspection on arrival in that country;
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(g) to refuse permission in accordance with the Agreement for onward passage to a person who is found to be ineligible for entry into the United States;
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(h) to provide all necessary documents and information to the immigration authorities of the State regarding the refusal of permission to any person to enter the United States and to provide such authorities with the reasons for such refusal.
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(3) The immunity granted to employees of the government of the United States pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may be waived by that government.
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(4) The State shall take all appropriate steps to protect the security of a preinspection facility against intrusion or damage and to protect the official archives or documents maintained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service at such facility.
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(5) A citizen of the United States, who is a permanent employee of the government of the United States and who is assigned to carry out duties under the Agreement at a preinspection facility, shall enjoy such privileges as may be agreed between the Government and the government of the United States by an exchange of notes.
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