General

Staff members of the Office and of the General Secretariat– (1) Shall have the status of international officers serving an international organisation, in accordance with Articles 123 and 124 of the Charter, and shall be selected, contracted and appointed by the Secretary General, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 118 and 125 of the Charter. (2) In their position as officers of an international (a) They shall enjoy immunity from personal arrest, detention, administrative and judicial proceedings in connection with the official acts and deeds that they execute and in respect 64 [CAP. 23 Diplomatic Privileges and Consular Conventions of words spoken or written by them in the performance of their duties and even after these have concluded, without prejudice to the Secretary General’s power to waive that immunity in cases in which he considers this necessary. (b) They shall be exempt from taxes of all kinds on their salaries, benefits, and other remunerations received from the Office and from the General Secretariat, including their retirement pensions and indemnities and other payments for retirement or separation. (c) They shall be provided with an official identification document issued by the foreign ministry of Belize.