Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act, 1967

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Number 8 of 1967

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND IMMUNITIES ACT, 1967

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	The Minister.
3.	Laying of orders before Houses of the Oireachtas.
4.	Repeals.

PART II

Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations and Consular Relations

5.	Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to have force of law.
6.	Vienna Convention on Consular Relations to have force of law.

PART III

General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations

7.	Definitions (Part III).
8.	Legal capacity of United Nations.
9.	General immunities of Organisation under Convention.
10.	General immunities of judges and certain officials of Court.
11.	Exemption from income tax of judges of Court.
12.	General immunities of advocates appearing before Court.
13.	General immunities of witnesses at and persons performing duties assigned to them by Court.
14.	General immunities of officials of Court.
15.	Waiver of immunities connected with Court.

PART IV

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies of the United Nations

16.	Definitions (Part IV).
17.	Designation of organisations to which this Part applies.
18.	Amendment of annex to Convention.
19.	Legal capacity of organisation to which this Part applies.
20.	General immunities of organisations to which this Part applies under Convention.

PART V

General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe

21.	Definitions (Part V).
22.	Legal capacity of Council of Europe.
23.	General immunities under Agreement in relation to Council of Europe.
24.	General immunities of members of Commission.
25.	General immunities of judges and registrars of Court.

PART VI

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

26.	The Organisation (Part VI).
27.	Legal capacity of Organisation.
28.	General immunities of experts of Organisation.
29.	General immunities under Agreement in relation to Organisation.
30.	Waiver of privileges.
31.	European Monetary Agreement.

PART VII

International Councils

32.	The Council (Part VII).
33.	Legal capacity of Council.
34.	General immunities under Agreement in relation to Council.
35.	General immunities of experts of Council.
36.	Waiver of privileges.
37.	Legal capacity of International Wheat Council.
38.	Legal capacity of International Sugar Council.

PART VIII

General

FIRST SCHEDULE

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

SECOND SCHEDULE

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

THIRD SCHEDULE

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies of the United Nations.

FIFTH SCHEDULE

General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe.

SIXTH SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

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Number 8 of 1967

DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND IMMUNITIES ACT, 1967

AN ACT TO ENABLE EFFECT TO BE GIVEN SO FAR AS IRELAND IS CONCERNED TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS RESPECTING DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR RELATIONS, IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES AND CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS RESPECTING THE IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION, THE SPECIALISED AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS, FOR THOSE PURPOSES TO MAKE PROVISION AS RESPECTS SUCH RELATIONS, IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [15th April, 1967.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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