BWBV0003121
Geldig vanaf 01-02-2009
Artikel 3
Verdrag tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Regering van de Republiek Zuid-Afrika betreffende de status van militair en burgerpersoneel van hun Ministerie van Defensie, aanwezig op elkaars grondgebied voor activiteiten die verband houden met militaire samenwerking
1. Disciplinary jurisdiction shall remain a prerogative of the competent authorities of the Sending State.
2. The Personnel of the Sending State shall respect and are subject to the domestic law in force in the territory of the Receiving State.
3. The Personnel of the Sending State shall enjoy immunity for any offence and any act committed during their stay in the Receiving State in the exercise of their official duties pursuant to this Agreement. In addition, the Personnel of the Sending State shall be immune from legal process of any kind for offences committed prior to their entry in the Receiving State.
4. The Government of the Receiving State may request the Government of the Sending State to waive the immunity of a member of the Personnel of the Sending State in cases of particular importance for the Receiving State. In such an event, the Parties shall consult with a view to safeguard each other’s legitimate interests.
5. In the event that the authorities of the Receiving State take into custody any member of the Personnel of the Sending State for offences or acts for which he or she enjoys immunity pursuant to sub-Article (3), they shall hand over such custody to the officer in command of the Personnel of the Sending State forthwith and shall send a written report on the matter to the said officer without delay.
6. The appropriate authorities of the Sending State shall inform the appropriate authorities of the Receiving State of their decision to institute legal action against the member of the Personnel of the Sending State and of the outcome of the procedures that have been initiated in the Sending State.
2. The Personnel of the Sending State shall respect and are subject to the domestic law in force in the territory of the Receiving State.
3. The Personnel of the Sending State shall enjoy immunity for any offence and any act committed during their stay in the Receiving State in the exercise of their official duties pursuant to this Agreement. In addition, the Personnel of the Sending State shall be immune from legal process of any kind for offences committed prior to their entry in the Receiving State.
4. The Government of the Receiving State may request the Government of the Sending State to waive the immunity of a member of the Personnel of the Sending State in cases of particular importance for the Receiving State. In such an event, the Parties shall consult with a view to safeguard each other’s legitimate interests.
5. In the event that the authorities of the Receiving State take into custody any member of the Personnel of the Sending State for offences or acts for which he or she enjoys immunity pursuant to sub-Article (3), they shall hand over such custody to the officer in command of the Personnel of the Sending State forthwith and shall send a written report on the matter to the said officer without delay.
6. The appropriate authorities of the Sending State shall inform the appropriate authorities of the Receiving State of their decision to institute legal action against the member of the Personnel of the Sending State and of the outcome of the procedures that have been initiated in the Sending State.
- Citeren als
- Art. 3
- Geldig vanaf
- Status
- Geldend recht
- Identificatie
- BWBV0003121
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- wetten.overheid.nl