Diplomatic and Consular Relations Act 2005

Diplomatic and Consular
Relations Act 2005

2020 REVISED EDITION

This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021

An Act relating to diplomatic and consular privileges and immunities, and for other purposes.

[1 May 2005]

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1.  This Act is the Diplomatic and Consular Relations Act 2005.

Interpretation

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

“Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations” means the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations adopted in 1961 by the United Nations Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities, the English text of which is set out in the First Schedule;

“Vienna Convention on Consular Relations” means the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations adopted in 1963 by the United Nations Conference on Consular Relations, the English text of which is set out in the Second Schedule.