Section 11Part 2 — Immunities and Privileges of Officers of the Agency
All Officers
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Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an officer of the Agency has -
the same immunity from suits and legal processes in respect of things done or omitted to be done by him in his official capacity; and
the same exemptions from customs duties and taxes on the importation of articles, including articles intended for his establishment, which -
are imported for his personal use or the use of a member of his family forming part of his household at or about the time when he first enters the Islands to take up his post as an officer of the Agency; and
were in his ownership or possession or that of such a member of his family or which he or such a member of his family was under contract to purchase, immediately before they so entered the Islands, as are accorded to a diplomatic agent in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 36 of the 1961 Convention Articles.
Paragraph (1) does not apply to an officer of the Agency who is locally recruited and assigned to hourly rates of pay.
A privilege or immunity given by paragraph (1) may be waived by the Agency in any particular case.