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4 Short title and commencement

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the United Nations Personnel Act 2011.

(2) Sections 3(3) and 12 shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

"Convention" means the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9th December 1994;

"Convention country" means a foreign country that is a Party to the Convention;

"country" includes a State or territory, as the case may be;

"offence against a UN worker" means—
 * (a) an offence under section 4, 5 or 6; or
 * (b) an abetment of, or a conspiracy or attempt to commit, an offence under section 4 or 5;

"Protocol" means the Optional Protocol to the Convention adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 8th December 2005;

"relevant premises" means premises at which a UN worker resides or is staying or which he uses for the purpose of carrying out his functions as such person;

"UN worker" has the meaning given to that expression in section 3;

"vehicle" includes any means of conveyance.

(2) In this Act, "abetment", in relation to an offence, includes an abetment of—
 * (a) an abetment of the offence; or
 * (b) an attempt to commit the offence.