Uganda Act or statute

Parliament of Uganda

Diplomatic Privileges Act

Jurisdiction: Uganda
Structure: 2 provisions
Citation: Chapter 201
Dates: As at 31 Dec 2000

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Dates: As at 31 Dec 2000

Source attribution: Source: Uganda Legal Information Institute

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“Articles 22, 23, 24 and 27–40 of the Vienna Convention have the force of law in Uganda; references to "receiving State" in those articles are to be read as references to the Republic of Uganda.”

Articles 22, 23, 24 and 27–40 of the Vienna Convention have the force of law in Uganda; references to "receiving State" in those articles are to be read as references to the Republic of Uganda. The President may make regulations, by statutory instrument, extending immunities and privileges granted to diplomatic agents to prescribed organisations and representatives, subject to prescribed conditions and limitations.

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1. Articles to have the force of law

Articles 22, 23, 24 and 27–40 of the Vienna Convention have the force of law in Uganda; references to "receiving State" in those articles are to be read as references to the Republic of Uganda.

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2. International organisations

The President may make regulations, by statutory instrument, extending immunities and privileges granted to diplomatic agents to prescribed organisations and representatives, subject to prescribed conditions and limitations.

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§ 11. Articles to have the force of lawProvision

Articles 22, 23, 24 and 27–40 of the Vienna Convention have the force of law in Uganda; references to "receiving State" in those articles are to be read as references to the Republic of Uganda.

Section 1. Articles to have the force of law Section Articles 22, 23, 24 and 27 to 40 of the Vienna Convention shall have the force of law and references in those articles to the receiving State shall, for this purpose, be construed as references to the Republic of Uganda.

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§ 22. International organisationsProvision

Section 2. International organisations Section The President may, by statutory instrument, make regulations extending any or all of the immunities and privileges conferred on diplomatic agents by virtue of this Act to prescribed organisations and prescribed representatives and officials, subject to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed.

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