Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967
F8[Immunities under international agreements.
42A.—(1) The Government may by order make provision to enable—
(a) international organisations, communities or bodies, their institutions or organs and their property, and
(b) persons,
to have and enjoy in the State any inviolability, exemptions, facilities, immunities, privileges or rights F9[equivalent or having like effect to those conferred upon, or afforded in relation to, sending states, missions or international organisations under the Vienna Convention, the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, or the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies or any other international agreement scheduled to this Act] provided for in relation to them by an international agreement F10[or arrangement] to which the State or the Government is or intends to become a party.
F10[(1A) Where the Government by order under subsection (1) makes provision to enable the International Committee of the Red Cross to enjoy in the State inviolability, exemptions, facilities, immunities, privileges or rights provided for in relation to the International Committee of the Red Cross by an arrangement into which the State or the Government has entered or intends to enter, such an order may include provision for the confidentiality of communications to and from the International Committee of the Red Cross.]
(2) The Government may by order revoke or amend an order under this section including an order under this subsection.
(3) Section 41 of this Act shall apply in relation to organisations, communities and bodies and their institutions or organs in respect of which an order under this section is in force and section 46 of this Act shall apply in relation to any inviolability, exemptions, facilities, immunities or privileges for which provision is made by such an order.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F8
Inserted (27.01.1976) by Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act 1976 (2/1976), s. 1, commenced on enactment.
F9
Substituted (13.12.2017) by Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (33/2017), s. 6(a)(i), commenced on enactment.
F10
Inserted (13.12.2017) by Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 (33/2017), s. 6(a)(ii), (b), commenced on enactment.
Editorial Notes:
E40
Power pursuant to section exercised (15.06.2025) by European Organization For Nuclear Research (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 355 of 2025).
E41
Power pursuant to section exercised (18.10.2022) by EU-LAC International Foundation (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 536 of 2022).
E42
Power pursuant to section exercised (3.12.2019) by African Development (Bank and Fund) (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 616 of 2019).
E43
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.10.2019) by Permanent Court of Arbitration (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 539 of 2019).
E44
Power pursuant to section exercised (25.06.2019) by European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 288 of 2019).
E45
Power pursuant to section exercised (5.03.2019) by Council Of Europe Convention On Preventing And Combating Violence Against Women And Domestic Violence (Privileges And Immunities) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 78 of 2019).
E46
Power pursuant to section exercised (11.12.2018) by International Committee of the Red Cross (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 552 of 2018).
E47
Power pursuant to section exercised (5.12.2017) by International Renewable Energy Agency (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 554 of 2017).
E48
Power pursuant to section exercised (13.06.2016) by European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 428 of 2016).
E49
Power pursuant to section exercised (15.12.2015) by International Organization for Migration (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 569 of 2015).
E50
Power pursuant to section exercised (28.04.2015) by International Renewable Energy Agency (Designation) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 161 of 2015).
E51
Power pursuant to section exercised (25.01.2011) by International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 44 of 2011).
E52
Power pursuant to section exercised (25.01.2011) by International Seabed Authority (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 43 of 2011).
E53
Power pursuant to section exercised (12.06.2009) by European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 328 of 2009).
E54
Power pursuant to section exercised (18.07.2007) by Tampere Convention (Priviliges and Immunities) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 553 of 2007).
E55
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.11.2006) by European Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (EUTELSAT) (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 570 of 2006).
E56
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.11.2006) by International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (ITSO) (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 569 of 2006).
E57
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.11.2006) by European Communications Office (ECO) (Status and Privileges) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 568 of 2006).
E58
Power pursuant to section exercised (20.06.2006) by Asian Development Bank (Designation and Immunities) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 454 of 2006).
E59
Power pursuant to section exercised (27.10.2004) by Athena (Designation and Immunities) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 914 of 2004).
E60
Power pursuant to section exercised (7.03.2002) by The Acp-Ec Partnership Agreement of Cotonou (Privileges and Immunities) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 82 of 2002).
E61
Power pursuant to section exercised (13.10.1998) by Council of Europe (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1998. (S.I. No. 393 of 1998), in effect as per art. 1.
E62
Power pursuant to section exercised (11.12.1996) by European Patent Organisation (Designation and Immunities) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 392 of 1996).
E63
Power pursuant to section exercised (2.11.1994) by WTO (Designation and Immunities) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 329 of 1994).
E64
Power pursuant to section exercised (29.06.1993) by Eumetsat (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 192 of 1993).
E65
Power pursuant to section exercised (25.06.1992) by International Convention on The Establishment of an International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 186 of 1992).
E66
Power pursuant to section exercised (4.02.1992) by Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 144 of 1992).
E67
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.04.1991) by The Fourth Acp-Eec Convention of Lomé (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 116 of 1991).
E68
Power pursuant to section exercised (21.03.1991) by European Bank For Reconstruction and Development (Designation and Immunities) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 65 of 1991).
E69
Power pursuant to section exercised (21.03.1991) by Council of Europe (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 64 of 1991).
E70
Power pursuant to section exercised (23.05.1989) by Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Designation and Immunities) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 125 of 1989).
E71
Power pursuant to section exercised (16.04.1985) by ACP—EEC Convention of Lomé (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 114 of 1985).
E72
Power pursuant to section exercised (25.06.1982) by Intercountry Project for Statistical Computing (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 203 of 1982).
E73
Power pursuant to section exercised (2.04.1980) by Second ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 105 of 1980).
E74
Power pursuant to section exercised (7.12.1976) by European Space Agency (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 324 of 1976).
E75
Power pursuant to section exercised (27.01.1976) by ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 34 of 1976).
E76
The section heading is taken from the amending section in the absence of one included in the amendment.
E77
Previous affecting provision: subs. (1) amended (12.04.2006) by Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act 2006 (10/2006), s. 4, commenced on enactment; substituted (13.12.2017) as per F-note above.
E78
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (21.06.1994) by European Radio Communications Office (Privileges and Immunities) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 186 of 1994); revoked by s. 50(2)(c) as inserted (12.04.2006) by Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act 2006 (10/2006), s. 6, commenced on enactment.