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Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Provision of Services) Act, 1993

Interpretation.

1.—In this Act—

“the Act of 1967” means the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act, 1967 ;

“affidavit” includes affirmation, statutory declaration or other declaration, acknowledgment, examination and attestation or protestation of honour;

“career consular officer” and “honorary consular officer” shall be construed in accordance with Article 1 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations done at Vienna on the 24th day of April, 1963, which Convention is set out in the Second Schedule to the Act of 1967 ;

“civil servant” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1 (1) of the Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956 ;

“head of mission” and, in relation to a mission, “member of the diplomatic staff” have the meanings assigned to them respectively in Article 1 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations done at Vienna on the 18th day of April, 1961, which Convention is set out in the First Schedule to the Act of 1967 and “mission” shall be construed accordingly;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Foreign Affairs;

“oath” includes affirmation and declaration;

“swear” includes affirm, declare and protest.