(1) Except in so far as any privilege or immunity is waived, in the case of representatives of member Governments, by the Governments whom they represent; in the case of the President of the Conference, by the Organisation; and in the case of members of the Executive Board, by the Executive Board of the Organisation; representatives of member Governments, the President of the Conference of the Organisation, and members of the Executive Board of the Organisation shall enjoy—
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(a) While exercising their functions as such, and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability for all papers and documents;
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(b) Immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in their capacity as representatives;
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(c) While exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting, the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty, save that the relief allowed shall not include relief from customs and excise duties or purchase tax except in respect of goods imported as part of their personal baggage. They shall not, where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, be deemed to be resident in Saint Lucia during any period when they are present in Saint Lucia whilst exercising their functions and during their journey to and from the place of meeting. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to British subjects whose usual place of abode is in Saint Lucia.