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| Name: | United Nations Personnel Act 1997 (Chapter 13). |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s): | Public and civil servants |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1997-02-27 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Internet: http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1997/97013--a.htm |
| ISN: | GBR-1997-L-54807 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=54807&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Internet: http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1997/97013--a.htm |
| Abstract/Citation: | Gives effect to certain provisions of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1994. Treats attacks on UN workers outside the United Kingdom as punishable offences under certain sections of the criminal code of the United Kingdom. This includes the offences of murder, manslaughter, culpable homicide, rape, assault causing injury, kidnapping, abduction and false imprisonment. |