B. REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBERS: THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE: MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE ORGANISATION
9.—(1) Except in so far as any privilege or immunity is waived, in the case of representatives of member governments, by the governments whom they represent; in the case of the President of the Conference, by the Organisation; and in the case of members of the Executive Board, by the Executive Board of the Organisation; representatives of member governments, the President of the Conference of the Organisation, and members of the Executive Board of the Organisation shall enjoy —
(a)
while exercising their functions as such, and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability for all papers and documents;
(b)
immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their capacity as representatives;
(c)
while exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to the Republic of Singapore, except that the relief allowed shall not include relief from customs and excise duties or purchase tax except in respect of goods imported as part of their personal baggage. They shall not, where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, be deemed to be resident in Singapore during any period when they are present in Singapore whilst exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to citizens of Singapore whose usual place of abode is in Singapore.
(2) For the purpose of the application of this Order, the expression “representatives of member governments” shall be deemed to include their official staffs accompanying them as such representatives, as delegates, deputy delegates, advisers, technical experts or secretaries of delegations.
(3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not confer any immunity or privilege upon any person as the representative of the Government of Singapore or as a member of the staff of such a representative or any person who is a citizen of Singapore and who is not the representative of the Government of Singapore or a member of the staff of and accompanying any such representative.