In short
This law amends the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act of 1967, allowing the Government to grant immunities and privileges under international agreements. It specifically enables the Government to extend certain protections to international organizations and individuals as outlined in international agreements.
What it regulates
- The ability of the Government to make orders regarding immunities.
- The scope of inviolability, exemptions, facilities, immunities, privileges, or rights that can be granted.
- The application of these provisions to international organizations, communities, bodies, their institutions, organs, and their property.
- The application of these provisions to individuals.
Who it concerns
- International organisations, communities or bodies, their institutions or organs and their property.
- Persons who are covered by international agreements to which the State or Government is a party.
Key points
- The Government can make orders to grant specific immunities and privileges.
- These immunities and privileges must be provided for in an international agreement.
- The State or the Government must be, or intend to become, a party to that international agreement.
- The Government can revoke or amend any order made under this section.
📄 Legal text
Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act, 1976
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Number 2 of 1976
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND IMMUNITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Immunities under international agreements.
2.
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Act Referred to
Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act, 1967
1967, No. 8
Number 2 of 1976
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND IMMUNITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976
AN ACT TO AMEND THE
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND IMMUNITIES ACT, 1967
. [27th January, 1976]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Immunities under international agreements.
1.—The
Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act, 1967
, is hereby amended by the insertion after section 42 of the following section:
“42A (1) The Government may by order make provision to enable—
(a) international organisations, communities or bodies, their institutions or organs and their property, and
(b) persons,
to have and enjoy in the State any inviolability, exemptions, facilities, immunities, privileges or rights provided for in relation to them by an international agreement to which the State or the Government is or intends to become a party.
(2) The Government may by order revoke or amend an order under this section including an order under this subsection.
(3) Section 41 of this Act shall apply in relation to organisations, communities and bodies and their institutions or organs in respect of which an order under this section is in force and section 46 of this Act shall apply in relation to any inviolability, exemptions, facilities, immunities or privileges for which provision is made by such an order.”
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2.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act, 1976.
(2) The
Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act, 1967
, and this Act may be cited together as the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Acts, 1967 and 1976.
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