Art. 9 Protocol inzake de voorrechten en immuniteiten van de Internationale Zeebodemautoriteit — Experts on mission for the Authority

1. Experts (other than officials coming within the scope of article 8) performing missions for the Authority shall be accorded such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions during the period of their missions, including the time spent on journeys in connection with their missions. In particular they shall be accorded: immunity from personal arrest or detention and from seizure of their personal baggage; in respect of words spoken or written and acts done by them in the exercise of their functions, immunity from legal process of every kind. This immunity shall continue notwithstanding that the persons concerned are no longer employed on missions for the Authority; inviolability for all papers and documents; for the purposes of their communications with the Authority, the right to use codes and to receive papers or correspondence by courier or in sealed bags; exemption from tax in respect of salaries and emoluments paid or any other form of payment made by the Authority. This provision is not applicable as between an expert and the member of the Authority of which he or she is a national; the same facilities in respect of currency or exchange restrictions as are accorded to representatives of foreign Governments on temporary official missions. 2. Privileges and immunities are accorded to experts, not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves, but in order to safeguard the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Authority. The Secretary-General shall have the right and the duty to waive the immunity of any expert where, in the opinion of the Secretary-General, the immunity would impede the course of justice, and it can be waived without prejudice to the interests of the Authority.

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