International Organisations Act 2005
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2005 c. 20 |
| Year | 2005 |
in section 1, subsections (3) and (4) , andin the Schedule, paragraph 1(1) (b) and the word “and” before it.(2) In Schedule 3 to the Arbitration Act 1996 (c. 23) (consequential amendments) , paragraph 23 is omitted.(3) This section does not have effect in relation to any written contract entered into by or on behalf of the Commonwealth Secretariat before this section comes into force.(4) “The Commonwealth Secretariat” has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966.(1) The Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966 is amended as follows.(2) In section 1(2) (immunities and privileges) , after “their families” insert “ and the President and members of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal ” .in paragraph 6, after “of this Schedule” there is inserted “ , and the President and members of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal, ” , andin paragraph 8, after “their families” there is inserted “ and on the President and members of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal ” .(4) If the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal is replaced by a successor, the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument amend the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966 (c. 10) in whatever way he considers appropriate for the purpose of conferring, in relation to the successor, immunities and privileges equivalent to those conferred by virtue of subsections (2) and (3) .(5) No order under subsection (4) may be made unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.(a) in paragraph 5(1) the words from “except that” to the end are omitted,(b) after paragraph 5 there is inserted—After section 4A of the 1968 Act there is inserted— established under Title V (provisions on a common foreign and security policy) or Title VI (provisions on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters) of the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7th February 1992 as amended from time to time; andin relation to which the United Kingdom, or Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, has obligations by virtue of any instrument under that Treaty or by virtue of any agreement to which the United Kingdom, or Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, is a party (whether made with another sovereign Power or the Government of such a Power or not) .
- “(1) With effect from the relevant day, the officers and servants of the Commonwealth Secretariat are exempt from income tax in respect of the salaries and emoluments received by them in that capacity.
- (2) The relevant day is the day specified by the Secretary of State as the day from which the officers and servants of the Commonwealth Secretariat become subject to internal income tax imposed by the Secretariat for its benefit.
- (3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to any pension or annuity paid by the Commonwealth Secretariat to any person who has ceased to be an officer or servant of the Secretariat.
- (4) This paragraph applies to senior officers of the Commonwealth Secretariat in place of any exemption from liability for income tax in respect of the salaries and emoluments received by them in that capacity to which (but for this sub-paragraph) they would be entitled by virtue of paragraph 5(1) of this Schedule.
- “(1) This section applies to any body—
- (a) established under Title V (provisions on a common foreign and security policy) or Title VI (provisions on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters) of the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7th February 1992 as amended from time to time; and
- (b) in relation to which the United Kingdom, or Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, has obligations by virtue of any instrument under that Treaty or by virtue of any agreement to which the United Kingdom, or Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, is a party (whether made with another sovereign Power or the Government of such a Power or not) .
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