The European Union and European Atomic Energy Community (Immunities and Privileges) (Scotland) Order 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order confers immunities and privileges, insofar as they are within devolved competence, upon the Delegation of the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Agency (“Euratom”) and their Staff Members, Diplomatic Agents and their Family Members.

It gives effect to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Agency and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Establishment and the Privileges and Immunities of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom. The Agreement is published on the relevant page on UK Treaties Online which can be found at this link http://www.gov.uk/uk-treaties. This Order should be read together with the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/881) which confers additional immunities and privileges.

Part 1 provides for the commencement, extent and application of the Order.

Part 2 affords the Delegation and Euratom privileges and immunities.

Part 3 affords Staff Members and their Family Members privileges and immunities.

Part 4 provides for waiver of privileges and immunities afforded by the Order.

Part 5 provides that certain rights under Protocol 7 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as recognised and available under domestic law, cease to apply while a person otherwise benefits from privileges and immunities under the Order.