Cap. 191 Art. 3Application of the ViennaConvention on Diplomatic Relations.

(1) Subject to the provisions of article 12 of this Act, the

Articles set out in the First Schedule to this Act (being Articles of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations signed in 1961)

shall have the same force of law in Malta and shall for the purpose be construed in accordance with the following provisions of this article. "the receiving State" shall be construed as meaning Malta; "national of the receiving State" shall be construed as meaning citizen of Malta.

(3) For the purpose of Article 32 a waiver by the head of the mission of any State or any person for the time being performing his functions shall be deemed to be a waiver by that State.

(4) Articles 35, 36 and 40 shall be construed as granting any privilege or immunity which they require to be granted.

(5) The references in Articles 37 and 38 to the extent to which any privileges and immunities are admitted by the receiving State and to additional privileges and immunities that may be granted by the receiving State shall be construed as referring respectively to the extent to which any privileges and immunities may be specified by the Minister by order published in the Government Gazette and to any additional privileges and immunities that may be so specified.