Malaysia legislation
Section 8
Section 8
Saving for certain bilateral arrangements
(a)
such immunity from jurisdiction and from arrest or detention, and such inviolability of residence, as are conferred by this Act on a consular employee; or
(b)
such exemption from customs duties, taxes and related charges as is conferred by this Act in respect of articles for the personal use of a consular employee, to any class of persons, or to articles for the personal use of any class of persons, connected with the consular post of that State, that immunity and inviolability or exemption shall so extend, so long as that agreement or arrangement continues in force.
(2)
The Minister shall publish in the Gazette a notice specifying the States with which and the classes of persons with respect to which such an agreement or arrangement as is mentioned in subsection
(1)
is in force and whether its effect is as mentioned in paragraph
(1)
or (b), and shall whenever necessary amend the notice by a further such notice; and the notice shall be conclusive evidence of the agreement or arrangement and the classes of persons with respect to which it is in force.
Consular Relations (Vienna Convention)
9
Authority to hold land in Malaysia