2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

ARTICLE 21:   LEGAL PERSONALITY, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES

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    21.1   The Organisation, as an international organization, shall enjoy legal personality.

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    21.2   The Organisation shall have in the territory of each Member State —

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      (a)     the legal capacity required for the performance of its functions under this Treaty; and

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      (b)     power to acquire, hold or dispose of real or personal, moveable or immoveable property.

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    21.3   In the exercise of its legal personality under this Article, the Organisation shall be represented by the Director-General.

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    21.4   The privileges and immunities to be granted to the members of the OECS Commission and to the senior officials of the Organisation at its headquarters and in the Member States shall be the same accorded to members of a diplomatic mission accredited at the headquarters of the Organisation and in the Member States under the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 18 April 1961. Similarly the privileges and immunities granted to the OECS Commission at the headquarters of the Organisation shall be the same as granted to diplomatic missions at the headquarters of the Organisation under the said Convention. Other privileges and immunities to be recognised and granted by the Member States in connection with the Organisation shall be determined by the OECS Authority.