(1) The International Court of Justice is an organisation to which Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Governments of foreign sovereign Powers are members.
(2) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the Court, the judges and Registrar of the International Court of Justice (including any officer of the Court acting as Registrar) shall, when engaged on the business of the Court during any journey to and from the place where the Court is sitting in connexion with such business, enjoy the like immunity from suit and legal process, the like inviolability of residence and also unless they are British subjects whose usual place of abode is in Saint Lucia the like exemption or relief from taxes as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign Power accredited to Her Majesty.
(3) The judges and Registrar of the International Court of Justice shall enjoy exemption from income tax in respect of all emoluments received by them as judges or Registrar.
(4) Except in so far as in any particular case any privilege or immunity is waived by the government whom they represent before the Court, the agents, counsel and advocates of parties before the Court shall enjoy—
(a) When engaged on their missions before the Court and during their journeys to and from the place where the Court is sitting in connexion with such missions, immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage and inviolability for all papers and documents;
(b) Immunity from legal process of every kind in respect of words spoken or written and all acts done by them in this capacity;
(c) When engaged on their missions before the Court and during their journeys to and from the place where the Court is sitting in connexion with such mission, 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 or excise duties or purchase tax except in respect of goods imported as part of their personal baggage. They shall not, where incidence of any form of tax depends upon residence, be deemed to be resident in Saint Lucia during any period when they are present in Saint Lucia while exercising these functions or 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.