Application of section 10

(1) The Minister may by order direct that section 9 of this Act, shall apply to any foreign state specified in the order, being a state with which a Consular Convention, providing for matters for which provision is made by those sections, has been concluded by the Government of Belize. (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid before the National Assembly. Diplomatic Privileges and Consular Conventions 13 SCHEDULE DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEDGES AND CONSULAR CONVENTIONS ACT Immunities and privileges of the organisation [Section 3] PART I 1. Immunity from suit and legal process. 2. The like inviolability of official archives and premises occupied as offices as is accorded in respect of the official archives and premises of an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Belize. 3. The like exemption or relief from taxes and rates, other than taxes on the importation of goods, as is accorded to a foreign sovereign power. 4. Exemption from taxes on the importation of goods directly imported by the organisation for its official use in Belize or for exportation, or on the importation of any publications of the organisation directly imported by it, such exemption to be subject to compliance with such conditions as the Minister may prescribe, for the protection of the revenue. 5. Exemption from prohibitions and restrictions on importation or exportation in the case of goods directly imported or exported by the organisation for its official use and in the case of any publications of the organisation directly imported or exported by it. 14 Diplomatic Privileges and Consular Conventions 6. The right to avail itself, for telegraphic communications sent by it and containing only matter intended for publication by the press or for broadcasting (including communications addressed to or despatched from places outside Belize), of any reduced rates applicable for the corresponding service in the case of press telegrams. PART II Immunities and privileges of representatives, members of committees, high officers and persons on missions 1. The like immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Belize. 2. The like inviolability of residence as is accorded to an envoy. 3. The like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to such an envoy. PART III Immunities and privileges of other officers and servants 1. Immunity from suit and legal process in respect of things done or omitted to be done in the course of the performance of official duties. 2. Exemption from income tax in respect of emoluments received as an officer or servant of the organisation. Diplomatic Privileges and Consular Conventions 15 PART IV Immunities and privileges of official staffs and of high officers’ families 1. Where any person is entitled to any such immunities and privileges as are mentioned in Part II of this Schedule as a representative on any organ of the organisation or a member of any committee of the organisation or of an organ thereof, his official staff accompanying him as such a representative or member shall also be entitled to those immunities and privileges to the same extent as the retinue of an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to Belize is entitled to the immunities and privileges accorded to the envoy. 2. Where any person is entitled to any such immunities and privileges as are mentioned in Part II of this Schedule as an officer of the organisation, that person’s wife or husband and children under the age of eighteen shall also be entitled to those immunities and privileges to the same extent as the wife or husband and children of an envoy of a foreign power accredited to Belize are entitled to the immunities and privileges accorded to the envoy.