International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) Order 2003

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 22 Oct 2003

No. S 488

International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges Act

(Chapter 145)

International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) Order 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Act, the President hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) Order 2003 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 19th November 2001.

Definitions

2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Bank” means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

“professional staff” means the Head of the Liaison Office of the Bank and the Directors, their alternates and other officials of the Bank.

Immunities and privileges in addition to those previously conferred

3. This Order is without prejudice to the Bretton Woods Agreements Order (Cap. 27, O 1) which sets out the status, immunities and privileges of the Bank and its officers and employees for the purpose of giving effect to the Articles of Agreement of the Bank.

Status of Bank

4. The Bank is an organisation of which the Government and the governments of foreign sovereign Powers are members.

Privileges of Bank

5.—(1) The Bank shall have the like inviolability of premises occupied as offices as is accorded in respect of the premises of an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to the Republic of Singapore.

(2) The Bank shall be exempted from prohibitions and restrictions on importation or exportation in respect of goods directly imported or exported by the Bank for its official use, except where such prohibitions or restrictions are mandated by international obligations binding on Singapore.

(3) Any goods imported by the Bank under sub-paragraph (2) (not being the Bank’s own products) shall not be sold in Singapore.

Privileges of professional staff of Bank

6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), the professional staff of the Bank shall enjoy the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to the Republic of Singapore.

(2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) shall be construed as exempting —

(a)	any professional staff, other than the Head of the Liaison Office, from payment of the foreign domestic worker levy or the requirement of a security bond for the employment of a foreign domestic worker under the Employment of Foreign Workers Act (Cap. 91A);
(b)	the Head of the Liaison Office from payment of the foreign domestic worker levy or the requirement of a security bond in respect of more than one foreign domestic worker employed by him;
(c)	any professional staff from goods and services tax under the Goods and Services Tax Act (Cap. 117A) on the local consumption of goods and services;
(d)	any professional staff, other than the Head of the Liaison Office, from property tax payable under the Property Tax Act (Cap. 254) or stamp duty under the Stamp Duties Act (Cap. 312) in respect of any tenancy agreement;
(e)	any professional staff from vehicle taxes or fees payable under the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276) in respect of more than one vehicle intended for personal use in every 4 years; or
(f)	any professional staff from tax on utilities bills and telephone charges under the Statutory Boards (Taxable Services) Act (Cap. 318).

(3) The privileges referred to in sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to any person who is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore.

Made this 13th day of August 2003.

By Command,

ONG KOK MIN
Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.

[MSA C123/30/01; AG/LEG/SL/145/2001/1 Vol. 2]

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