Amendment of Article 9
2.  Article 9 of the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (World Health Organisation) Order (O 3) is amended —
(a)by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:
(1)  Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived, in the case of representatives of member governments, by the member governments whom they represent, and in the case of persons designated to serve on the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation and their alternates and advisers, by the Executive Board, representatives of member governments and persons designated to serve on the Executive Board of the Organisation and their alternates and advisers —
(a)shall enjoy, 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)shall enjoy 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; and
(c)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 or during their journey to and from the place of meeting.”; and
(b)by deleting the words “and who is not the representative of the Government of Singapore or a member of the staff of and accompanying such representative” in paragraph (3).