Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act, 2001 (Act No. 37 of 2001)NoticesRecognition of the International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentArticle VIII : Privileges, immunities, exemptions and facilities |
| (1) | By virtue of the Convention and Annex XVI thereto relating to the Fund, IFAD officials shall enjoy in the Republic of South Africa the privileges, immunities, exemptions and facilities as conferred through the Convention and Annex XVI thereto relating to the Fund. |
| (2) | In addition to the privileges, immunities, exemptions and facilities specified above, the President and any Vice-President of the Fund, shall be accorded in respect of themselves, the privileges and immunities, exemptions and facilities accorded to diplomatic envoys, in accordance with international law, except if they are South African nationals or residents, in which instance this paragraph will not be applicable. |
| (3) | Representatives of Member Countries at meetings convened by the Fund shall, while exercising their functions and during their journeys to and from the place of meeting, enjoy the same privileges, immunities, exemptions and facilities granted by virtue of the Convention and Annex XVI thereto relating to the Fund. |
| (4) | Experts (other than officials coming within the scope of article VI of the Convention) serving on committees of, or performing missions for, the Fund shall be accorded the privileges and immunities specified in Annex XVI of the Convention, so far as it is necessary for the effective exercise of their functions. |
| (5) | Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, officials, representatives of Member Countries and experts who are South African nationals or residents shall only be entitled to immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and in all acts performed by them in their official capacity, and subject to the reservations to the Convention made by South Africa, none of the other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to modify or amend the Convention and its Annex XVI, or the Agreement Establishing IFAD, or impair or limit the rights, immunities, privileges, exemptions or facilities provided for and specified in the Convention, its Annex XVI and in the Agreement Establishing IFAD. |
| (6) | The Fund shall inform the Government timeously of the names, ranks and designations of officials, representatives of Member Countries and experts. |