Coll 15/3(1) 'Egypt. Abolition of Capitulations in Montreux Conference and Convention 1937' [‎138r] (280/1220)

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SECOND SCHEDULE.
R om the Convention between His Majesty’s Government in
Extract f Kingd0 m and the Egyptian Government concerning the
t HE unities and Privileges to be enjoyed by the British Forces
in Egypt signed in London on the 26th August, 1936.
Article 1.
In this Convention the expression “ British Forces ” includes:
M every person subject to the Naval Discipline Act, the Army Act
a and the Air Force Act of the United Kingdom (or the corre
sponding Acts of other parts of His Majesty’s Dominions) who
is stationed with, or attached to, the forces of His Majesty,
who are present in Egypt in accordance with the provisions of
the Treaty of Alliance:
(b) every civilian official of British nationality accompanying or serving
with the said forces in Egypt or the Navy, Army and Air Force
Institutes, who is either granted relative status as an officer,
or holds a pass designating his status, issued by the Appro
priate British Authority as hereinafter defined, and who is paid
from the funds of any part of the dominions of His Majesty, or
the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes;
(c) wives, and children under 21 years of age, of the persons men
tioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) hereof.
Article 2.
[a) The expression “ Appropriate British Authority ” means:
(i) in the case of members of His Majesty’s Naval Forces, the Senior
Naval Officer for the time being within the territorial waters of
Egypt; or in cases where the matter is not within his cognizance,
the Commander-in-Chief or other officer for the time being
commanding the Mediterranean Station;
(ii) in the case of members of His Majesty’s Land Forces, the General
or other Officer for the time being commanding the British
Troops in Egypt;
(iii) in the case of members of His Majesty’s Air Forces, the Air or
other Officer for the time being commanding the Royal Air
Force in Egypt.
(b) Any authority given to, or any act or thing to be done by, to or
for, any Appropriate British Authority may be exercised by, or done by,
to or for, any other person for the time being authorised in that behalf
according to the custom of the particular service of His Majesty concerned.
Article 4.
No member of the British Forces shall be subject to the criminal jurisdic
tion of the Courts of Egypt, nor to the civil jurisdiction of those Courts
in any matter arising out of his official duties. If any civil proceeding is
instituted against a member of the British Forces before any Egyptian
Court, notification of the proceedings shall be given to His Majesty’s
Ambassador, and no further steps shall be taken until twenty-one days have
elapsed from the date of notification. This period shall be extended if
His Majesty’s Ambassador states that it has not been possible to conclude
the necessary investigations in the above time. A statement to the Court
by His Majesty’s Ambassador that the proceedings arise out of official
duties will be considered as conclusive evidence of that fact.