Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (World Meteorological Organization) Order 2018

Regulation 5

Immunities and privileges of Director of Regional Office

Amended byS 256/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 256/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 256/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 256/2024 wef 01/04/2024

Subregulation 1

The Director of the Regional Office has the like immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to the President.

Subregulation 2

The Director of the Regional Office has the like inviolability of residence as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to the President.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 256/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 256/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 256/2024 wef 31/12/2021S 256/2024 wef 01/04/2024

The Director of the Regional Office has the like exemption or relief from taxes, as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to the President, only in respect of the following taxes:

(a)

income tax in respect of the salary and other emoluments received as an officer of the WMO;

(b)

foreign domestic worker levy in respect of one foreign domestic worker employed by the Director;

(c)

property tax in respect of one residential property that —

(i)

is used as the official residence of the Director; and

(ii)

is owned by the Director solely, or as a joint tenant or a tenant‑in‑common with the WMO;

(d)

any stamp duty chargeable under Article 3(a)(iii)(A) of the First Schedule to the Stamp Duties Act 1929, or that Article as it applies to a lease by virtue of Article 8(b) or (c) of that Schedule, in respect of the purchase or lease of one residential property in a case where all of the following apply:

(i)

the property is used as the official residence of the Director;

(ii)

the property is purchased or leased by —

(A)

the Director or the WMO solely; or

(B)

the Director as a joint tenant or a tenant‑in‑common with the WMO;

(iii)

at the time of the purchase or lease of the property, there is no other residential property that is owned by the Director or the WMO, solely or jointly with any person;

(e)

in the period of 4 consecutive years starting on the day the Host Country Agreement comes into effect, and in each subsequent period of 4 consecutive years, the following taxes in respect of one motor vehicle imported into or purchased in Singapore for the Director’s personal use:

(i)

fee for certificate of entitlement;

(ii)

registration fee and additional registration fee;

(iii)

tax under section 11(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 for keeping and using the motor vehicle;

(iv)

vehicular emissions tax;

(v)

customs duty and excise duty under section 10(1), and special tax under section 17(1), of the Customs Act 1960;

(f)

tax charged under the Public Utilities (Water Conservation Tax) Order 2024 (G.N. No. S 255/2024) in respect of water supplied by the Public Utilities Board to the Director’s residence in Singapore;

(g)

customs and excise duties on all dutiable goods (excluding any motor vehicle) directly imported by the Director.