The standard clauses shall operate in respect to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (hereinafter called ‘the Organization’) subject to the following provisions:
| (1) |
Article V and section 25, paragraphs 1 and 2 (I) or article VII shall extend to the President of the Conference and members of the Executive Board of the Organization, their substitutes and advisers except that any waiver of the immunity of any such persons of the Executive Board under section 16, shall be by the Executive Board. |
| (2) |
The Deputy Director-General of the Organization, his spouse and minor children shall also enjoy the privileges and immunities, exemptions and facilities accorded to diplomatic envoys in accordance with international law, which article VI, section 21, of the convention ensures to the executive head of each specialised agency. |
| (i) |
Experts (other than officials coming within the scope of Article VI) serving on committees of, or performing missions for, the Organization shall be accorded the following privileges and immunities so far as is necessary for the effective exercise of their functions, including the time spent on journeys in connection with service on such committees or missions: |
| (a) |
Immunity from personal arrest or seizure of their personal baggage; |
| (b) |
In respect of words spoken or written or acts done by them in performance of their official functions, immunity of legal process of every kind, such immunity to continue notwithstanding that the persons concerned are no longer serving on committees of, or employed on missions for, the Organization; |
| (c) |
The same facilities in respect of currency and exchange restrictions and in respect of their personal baggage as are accorded to officials of foreign governments on temporary official missions. |
| (ii) |
Privileges and immunities are granted to the experts of the Organization in the interest of the: Organization and not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves. The Organization shall have the right and the duty to waive the immunity of any experts in any case where in its opinion the immunity would impede the course of justice, and it can be waived without prejudice to the interest of the Organization. |
Contingency Fees Act, 1997
