Section 3, Immunities) Act, 1967

(1) The Commonwcalth Secretariat shall have the legalcapacitv of a body corporate. (2) The Commonwcalth Secrctariat shall have the im munities and privileges conforred by Part Iof the Schedule, the officers and servants of the Secretariat and members oftheir familiee shall have the privileges and immunities conferred by Part II of the Schedule, and the supplementary provisions in Part III of the Schedule shall have effect for the purpose of the said Parts 1and II SCHEDULE, IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES PART I THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT (Section 3 (2) 1. (1) The Commonwealth Secretariat shall have immunity from suit and legal process except (a) in respect of a civ1l action for damage alleged to have been caused by a motor vehicle belonging to, or operated on behalf of the Secretariat or in respect of any offence involving such a vehicle under the Road Traffic Act, 1964: in respect of arbitration proceeding relating to any written contract entered into by or on behalf of the Secretariat. (2) The foregoing sub-paragraph shall not be construed as autho rising the enforcement of any judgment or arbitration award by execution on the premnises or official archives of the Secretariat. 2. The Commonwealth Secretariat shall have the like inviolabil1ty of official archives, communications and premises as is accorded by law in respect of official archives, communications and premises of a foreign envoy. 3. The Commonwealth Secretariat shall have the like exemption or relief from taxes and rates, other than taxes on the importation of goods as is accredited to a foreign envoy.