(1) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Governments whom they represent, representatives of members at the World Meteorological Congress, on the Executive Committee, at regional associations, on technical commissions, or on any committee of any of these bodies shall enjoy—
(a) While exercising their functions as such and during their journeys to and from the place of meeting, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability of all papers and documents.
(b) Immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and things done or omitted to be done by them in their capacity as representatives.
(2) Where the incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, representatives shall not be deemed to be resident in Saint Lucia during any period when they are present in Saint Lucia for the discharge of their duties.
(3) For the purposes of the application of this Article the expression “representatives” shall be deemed to include, in addition to the representatives, the following members of their official staffs accompanying them as such representatives—
Alternate representatives,
Advisers,
Technical experts,
Secretaries of Delegations,
and Part IV of the Schedule to the International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Act, (hereinafter referred to as the Ordinance,) shall not operate so as to confer privileges or immunities on the staffs of representatives other than on those persons falling within the abovementioned descriptions.
(4) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs of this Article shall not confer any immunity or privilege on any person as the representative of the Government of Saint Lucia in Saint Lucia or as a member of the staff of such representative or on any person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and colonies.