United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act,1947
Act No : 46
Section :
Power to confer certain privileges and immunities on otherinternationals organisation and their representatives and officers.
3. Power to confer certain privileges and immunities on other international organisation and their representatives and officers.- Where in pursuance of any international agreement, convention or other instrument it is necessary to accord to any international organisation and its representatives and officers privileges and immunities in India similar to those contained in the provisions set out in the Schedule, the Central Government may, by notification 2* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Extended to the Union territory of Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 and Schedule. 2. Extended to the State of Sikkim (w.e.f. 12.1.1976) vide Notifer No. G. S. R. 19 (E), dt. 12.1.1976. 1 Provisions set out in the Schedule have been extended with certain modifications to the following organisations by various notifications:-- (1) International Civil Aviation Organisation. (2) World Health Organisation. (3) International Labour Organisation. (4) Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. (5) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. (6) International Monetary Fund. (7) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development. (8) Universal Postal Union. (9) International Telecommunication Union. (10) World Meteorological Organisation. (11) Permanent Central Opium Board. (12) International Hydregraphic Bureau (vide Notifen. No. S. 2480 dt. 10.10.60 Gazetta of India, Pt II Sec 3 (ii) P. 3001. (13) Commissioner for India Watns Govt. of Pakistan and to his Advisers and Assistants (Artich IV) bide. 6 in the Official Gazette, declare that the provisions set out in the Schedule shall, subject to such modifications, if any, as it may consider necessary or expedient for giving effect to the said agreement, convention or other instrument, apply mutatis mutandis to the international organisation specified in the notification and its representatives and officers, and thereupon the said provisions shall apply accordingly and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law, shall in such application have the force of law in India.
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