Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Diplomatic and Consular Relations (International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea) Order 2023
Regulation 5
Additional immunities and privileges of officials of Tribunal
Subregulation 1
The immunities and privileges under this paragraph are in addition to those enjoyed by an official of the Tribunal under the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea) Order 2023.
Subregulation 2
The Registrar and the Deputy Registrar of the Tribunal each enjoys the like immunities and privileges as are accorded under Articles 29 to 35, 36(1)(b) and (2) and 39 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to a diplomatic agent.
Subregulation 3
An official of the Tribunal (other than the Registrar or Deputy Registrar) enjoys the following immunities and privileges:
immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of his or her personal baggage;
exemption or relief from customs duties and goods and services tax on the import of his or her effects at the time of first taking up his or her official functions in Singapore;
exemption from inspection of personal baggage, unless there are serious grounds for believing that the baggage contains articles not for personal use or articles the import or export of which is prohibited by the laws of Singapore or controlled by any quarantine regulations of Singapore, in which case the inspection must be conducted in the presence of the official of the Tribunal;
immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and acts done by the official of the Tribunal in the discharge of any of his or her official functions;
the like exemption from military obligations that is accorded to a diplomatic agent under Article 35 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Subregulation 4
The immunity enjoyed by an official of the Tribunal under sub‑paragraph (3)(d) continues even after he or she has ceased to exercise his or her official functions.