Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

PART 1
IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES

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   (1)   Every senior officer of the Commonwealth Secretariat other than a person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and colonies by reason of his or her birth, or registration as such, in Saint Lucia, and any member of his or her family forming part of his or her household, other than a member who is a Commonwealth citizen only by reason of her birth, or registration as a citizen of the United Kingdom and colonies, in Saint Lucia, shall have the like privileges and immunities as are accorded by law to a diplomatic agent and the members of his or her family forming part of his or her household.

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   (2)   Every officer and servant of the Commonwealth Secretariat not falling within paragraph 1(1) of this Schedule shall have—

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      (a)     immunity from suit and legal process in respect of acts or omissions of his or her in the course of the performance of his or her official duties, except immunity from suit and legal process in respect of a civil action for damage alleged to have been caused by a motor vehicle belonging to or driven by him or her, or in respect of a motor traffic offence involving such vehicle;

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      (b)     the like inviolability for all his or her official papers and documents as is accorded by law to the diplomatic agent of a sending State.