Immunities of Secretary General

The Secretary General shall, in Belize, enjoy– (a) immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by him in his official capacity and such immunity shall continue notwithstanding that the Secretary-General has ceased to exercise his functions as Secretary-General; (b) immunity from personal arrests or detention in relation to acts performed by him in his official capacity; (c) inviolability of all papers, documents, and material related to the work of the (d) exemption from immigration restrictions, alien registration requirements, and national service obligations; (e) the same protection and repatriation facilities in times of crises as are accorded representatives of foreign governments on temporary official missions; (f) the right, for the purpose of all communications with the Community, to use codes to dispatch or receive papers, correspondences or other official material by sealed courier bags; 112 [CAP. 23 Diplomatic Privileges and Consular Conventions (g) the same privileges and facilities in respect of currency and exchange control restrictions as are accorded to representatives of foreign governments on temporary official missions; (h) immunity from inspection and seizure of personal and official baggage save and except in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol; (i) exemptions from any direct taxation on salaries, remuneration and allowances paid by the Community, and from customs duties on imports in respect of articles imported for personal use, subject to the condition that articles imported under such exemption shall not be sold within Belize except under conditions determined by the Ministry of Finance.