Immunities and privileges of executive director of ISC
5.—(1) An executive director of the ISC shall have the like immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to the Republic of Singapore in respect of acts (including words spoken or written) performed by the executive director in his official capacity or in the discharge of his duties.
(2) An executive director of the ISC shall have the like exemption or relief from the following taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to the Republic of Singapore:
(a)
income tax in respect of any salary or emolument paid to him by the ISC or a contracting party;
(b)
all vehicle taxes (including fee for a certificate of entitlement and additional registration fee) in respect of a motor vehicle intended for his personal use;
(c)
customs and excise duties and goods and services tax in respect of household effects directly imported by him for his personal use within 6 months after he takes up his assignment as an executive director of the ISC in Singapore;
(d)
foreign domestic worker levy in respect of 2 foreign domestic workers employed by him;
(e)
property tax in respect of premises used as his residence; and
(f)
stamp duty in respect of any tenancy agreement entered into by the executive director for premises used as his residence.
(3) Where an executive director has enjoyed the exemption or relief referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(b) in respect of any motor vehicle, he shall not enjoy any such exemption or relief in respect of any other motor vehicle within 3 years from the date on which he became the registered owner of the first-mentioned vehicle under the Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276).