Immunities and privileges of Officials of the PCA and PCA Adjudicators
5.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), every Official of the PCA and every PCA Adjudicator shall have —
(a)
immunity from suit and legal process in respect of all words spoken or written and all acts done by him in the course of the performance of his official duties; and
(b)
exemption from income tax in respect of all salaries, allowances and other emoluments paid to him by the PCA,
except in so far as in any particular case that immunity or privilege is waived —
(i)
in the case of an Official of the PCA other than the Secretary-General, or in the case of a PCA Adjudicator, by the Secretary-General; or
(ii)
in the case of the Secretary-General, by the Administrative Council.
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(1A) The immunity mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) continues to apply even after the person mentioned in that sub-paragraph ceases to be an Official of the PCA or a PCA Adjudicator (as the case may be).
[S 33/2018 wef 15/01/2018]
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General shall in addition, be accorded in respect of themselves, their spouses and their children under the age of 21 years, the like immunity from suit and legal process, the like inviolability of residence, and the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to the President, his spouse and children, except in so far as in any particular case that privilege is waived —
(a)
in the case of the Deputy Secretary-General, his spouse and his children under the age of 21 years, by the Secretary-General; or
(b)
in the case of the Secretary-General, his spouse and his children under the age of 21 years, by the Administrative Council.
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(3) No immunity or privilege referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (2) shall be enjoyed by —
(a)
any person who is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore; or
(b)
where the Secretary-General or Deputy Secretary-General is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, his spouse or children.