Short title and commencement
1. This Act may be cited as the Internationally Protected Persons Act 2008 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
"Convention" means the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14th December 1973;
"Convention country" means a foreign country that is a Party to the Convention;
"country" includes a State or territory, as the case may be;
"internationally protected person" has the meaning given to that expression in section 3;
"offence against an internationally protected person" 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;
"relevant premises" means premises at which an internationally protected person resides or is staying or which he uses for the purpose of carrying out his functions as such person;
"vehicle" includes any means of conveyance.
Internationally protected persons
3.—(1) In this Act, “internationally protected person” means—
- (a) a Head of State, including any member of a collegial body that performs the functions of a Head of State under the constitution of the State concerned, a head of a government or a minister responsible for foreign affairs, whenever he is outside the State which he holds that position or office;
- (b) a member of the family of a person referred to in paragraph (a) who is accompanying the person;
