Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2032

The INTELSAT (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 1999

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     " 11A. The Organisation shall have the like relief, from rates on its official premises as in accordance with Article 23 of the 1961 Convention Articles is accorded in respect of the premises of a diplomatic mission.

     11B. The Organisation shall have relief under arrangements made by the Secretary of State, by way of refund of insurance premium tax and air passenger duty paid by the Organisation's London Regional Support Centre in the exercise of its official activities."

    (2) After paragraph (c) of Article 14 there shall be added the following paragraph-

" (d) unless they are British citizens, British Dependent Territories citizens, British Overseas citizens, British Nationals (Overseas) or permanently resident in the United Kingdom, and provided that they are covered by the social security scheme of the Organisation, exemptions whereby, for the purposes of the enactments relating to social security, including enactments in force in Northern Ireland-


(i) services rendered for the Organisation by them shall be deemed to be excepted from any class of employment in respect of which contributions or premiums under those enactments are payable, but

(ii) no person shall be rendered liable to pay any contribution or premium which he would not be required to pay if those services were not deemed to be so excepted."

A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council

[2] As amended by section 1 of the International Organisations Act 1981 (c. 9).back

[3] S.I. 1979/911.back