Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 1399
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT AND CO-OPERATION 1
The International Development Association (Twelfth Replenishment) Order 2000
Made
16th May 2000
Coming into force
17th May 2000
Whereas it is provided in section 6(2) of the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 (“the Act”)( 1 ) that, if the Government of the United Kingdom becomes bound by arrangements for the making of additional payments to the International Development Association, the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury by order made by statutory instrument provide for the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any sums required for any of the purposes specified in that subsection;
And whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before the House of Commons in accordance with section 6(3) of the Act and has been approved by a resolution of that House;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 6 of the Act and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the International Development Association (Twelfth Replenishment) Order 2000 and shall come into force forthwith.
(2) In this Order–
“the Association” means the International Development Association established by the Agreement;
“the Agreement” means the Articles of Agreement of the International Development Association dated 29th January 1960 and accepted on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom on 14th September 1960( 2 ); 2
“the Government” means the Government of the United Kingdom;
“the Resolution” means Resolution No. 194 entitled “Additions to Resources: Twelfth Replenishment” adopted by the Board of Governors of the Association on 8th April 1999.
2. The Secretary of State may, on behalf of the Government, out of money provided by Parliament–
(a) make payment of a further contribution to the Association not exceeding in the aggregate £511,260,000 in accordance with arrangements made between the Government and the Association pursuant to the terms of the Resolution; and
(b) make payment of sums required to redeem any non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes or other obligations which may be issued or created by her and accepted by the Association pursuant to the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (a) above.
3. Any sums received by the Government from the Association in pursuance of the said arrangements shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
Clare Short
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
11th May 2000
We approve,
Clive Betts
Bob Ainsworth
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
16th May 2000
Cmnd. 1244.