Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Diplomatic and Consular Relations (International Monetary Fund) Order 2008 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st January 2008.
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Diplomatic and Consular Relations (International Monetary Fund) Order 2008 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation DCRA-S406-2008 2005, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2005.
Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Diplomatic and Consular Relations (International Monetary Fund) Order 2008 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st January 2008.
Definitions
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —“Fund” means the International Monetary Fund;“Resident Representative Office” means the Resident Representative Office of the Fund in Singapore.
“Resident Representative Office” means the Resident Representative Office of the Fund in Singapore.
Immunities and privileges in addition to those previously conferred
This Order is without prejudice to —
the Bretton Woods Agreements Order (Cap. 27, O 1); and
every other written law which sets out the status, immunities and privileges of the Fund, or any of its officers and employees, for the purpose of giving effect to the Articles of Agreement of the Fund.
Additional immunities and privileges of Fund in relation to Resident Representative Office
The Fund shall enjoy and have in relation to the Resident Representative Office, in addition to its immunities and privileges under the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (International Monetary Fund) Order 2008 (G.N. No. S 407/2008) —
freedom from censorship for the official communications of the Resident Representative Office;
the right to use codes; and
the right to send and receive correspondence by courier or in a bag, such courier to enjoy the same inviolability as a diplomatic courier, and such bag to have the same status as a diplomatic bag, under Article 27 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.