Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act, 2001 (Act No. 37 of 2001)NoticesRecognition of New Development Bank Africa Regional Centre for purposes of granting immunities and privilegesArticle 15 : Immunities and privileges of experts and consultants |
| (1) | Experts and Consultants performing functions for the Bank who are not nationals or permanent residents of the Republic of South Africa, shall be accorded the following immunities and privileges as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions during the period of their mission or contract, including time spent on journeys in connection with their functions: |
| (a) | immunity from personal arrest or detention for acts in their official capacity; |
| (b) | immunity from seizure of their official baggage; |
| (c) | in respect of words spoken or written and acts done by them in the course of the performance of their function, immunity from legal process of every kind; |
| (d) | the same facilities in respect of currency or exchange restrictions as are accorded to representatives of foreign governments on temporary official missions; |
| (e) | the same protection and repatriation facilities with respect to themselves, and members of their families, as are accorded in time of international crisis to persons of comparable rank of diplomatic missions; |
| (f) | for the purpose of their communication with the Bank, have the right to use codes and to receive papers or correspondence by courier or in sealed bags; and |
| (g) | exemption from taxation in respect of salaries and emoluments paid by the Bank. |
| (2) | Experts and Consultants who are nationals or permanent residents of South Africa, shall be afforded the immunities referred to in sub-Article 1(a), (b) and (c). |