DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES ACT

Section 10: Personal immunities, etc., of Nigerian citizens and residents.

1962Section 10 of 23Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Where a person who is a member of the official or domestic staff of-
(a) a foreign envoy; or
(b) a foreign consular officer; or
(c) a chief representative of a Commonwealth country; or
(d) a person upon whom consular immunity is conferred by regulations made for the purposes of section 5 of this Act; or
(e) a person attending a Commonwealth conference in Nigeria to whom section 6 of this Act applies;
(f) a person temporarily resident in Nigeria and to whom paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section 9 of this Act applies,
is a citizen of Nigeria and not a citizen of the country concerned, or is not resident in Nigeria solely for the purpose of performing his duties as such a member, that person shall not, and a member of the family of that person shall not by reason only of his being a member of that family, be entitled to the personal immunities (if any) which would otherwise be conferred on him by law, or to any exemption granted under section 9 of this Act.
(2) For the removal of doubt, privileges accorded to honorary consuls or trade Commissioners before the coming into operation of this Act shall not be deemed to be restricted or abrogated by this section; and with the approval in writing of the Minister the privileges may, after the commencement of this Act, continue to be enjoyed by any honorary consul or trade commissioner.

Cite this section

Section 10, DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES ACT (1962).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/diplomatic-immunities-and-privileges-act/section/10/