Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act (S.C. 1991, c. 41)

Marginal note:Certificate of Minister of Foreign Affairs

11. A certificate purporting to be issued by or under the authority of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and containing any statement of fact relevant to any of the following questions shall be received in evidence in any action or proceeding as proof of the fact stated in the certificate without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate:

• (a) whether a diplomatic mission, a consular post or an office of a political subdivision of a foreign state has been established with the consent of the Government of Canada;

• (b) whether an organization or conference is the subject of an order under section 5;

• (c) whether a mission is accredited to an international organization;

• (d) whether any premises or archives are the premises or archives of an office of a political subdivision of a foreign state; or

• (e) whether any person, diplomatic mission, consular post, office of a political subdivision of a foreign state, international organization or accredited mission has privileges, immunities or benefits under this Act.

Marginal note:Importation of alcohol

11.1 For greater certainty,

• (a) a person who, or a diplomatic mission, consular post, accredited mission or office of a political subdivision of a foreign state that, has privileges and immunities that are comparable to the privileges and immunities accorded under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or Article 50 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations may, despite any provision of the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, exercise those privileges and benefit from those immunities in respect of alcohol imported for their personal consumption or official use, as the case may be; and

• (b) an international organization that has privileges and immunities that are comparable to the privileges and immunities accorded under Section 7 of Article II of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations may, despite any provision of the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act, exercise those privileges and benefit from those immunities in respect of alcohol imported for its official use.

Marginal note:Regulations

• 12. (1) The Governor in Council may make such regulations and orders as are necessary for the purpose of giving effect to any of the provisions that have the force of law pursuant to section 3.

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  (2) The Governor in Council may make regulations

  • (a) setting out the benefits that may be granted for the purposes of subsections 4(1) and 6(1); and

  • (b) respecting the steps to be taken, and the times at which they are to be taken, for the purposes of compliance with Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Article 59 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.