Consular Conventions Act, 1954

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“archives” includes official correspondence, documents and papers (including official pouches containing them), books, records, cash, stamps, seals, filing cabinets, safes, and other office paraphernalia held or used for the official purposes of a consular officer;

“consular convention country” means a country between which and the State a consular convention is in force dealing with some or all of the matters for which provision is made by this Act;

“consular employee” means any person employed at a consulate for the performance of executive, administrative, clerical, technical, or professional duties, or as consular guard, messenger or driver of a vehicle whose name has been communicated to the Minister, but does not include any person employed on domestic duties;

“consular officer” means a consul-general, consul, vice-consul or other official of a consular convention country who is granted au exequatur or provisional or other authorisation, for the performance of consular functions, by the President or the Minister;

“consulate” means any building or part of a building which is exclusively occupied for the purposes of the official business of a consular officer;

“the Minister” means the Minister for External Affairs;

“national” includes subject or citizen.