The International Fund for Agricultural Development (Fifth Replenishment) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 2157

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (Fifth Replenishment) Order 2003

Made

3rd July 2003

Coming into force

3rd July 2003

Whereas it is provided in section 11 of the International Development Act 2002 (“the Act”)(1) that where the Government of the United Kingdom is at the time the section comes into force, or at a later time becomes, bound to make a relevant payment to a multilateral development bank, the Secretary of State may make the relevant payment and other associated payments specified in section 11(3);

And whereas “relevant payment” in relation to such a bank includes a further payment to the bank required to be made by the members under any arrangements beyond the initial subscription or other initial contribution to the capital stock of the bank;

And whereas no such payment may be made unless it is approved for the purposes of the section by an order made by the Secretary of State with the approval of the Treasury;

And whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before the House of Commons in accordance with section 11(5) 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 11 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 Fund for Agricultural Development (Fifth Replenishment) Order 2003 and shall come into force forthwith.

(2) In this Order—

• “the Agreement means the Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development dated 13th June 1976, as ratified by the Government of the United Kingdom on 9th September 1977(2);

• “the Fund” means the International Fund for Agricultural Development established by the Agreement;

• “the Government” means the Government of the United Kingdom;

• “the Resolution” means the Resolution 119/XXIV of the Governing Council of the Fund on the Fifth Replenishment of the Fund’s resources, adopted on 22nd February 2001.

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 Fund not exceeding £18,531,000 in accordance with arrangements made between the Government and the Fund in accordance with 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 Fund pursuant to the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (a) above.

Valerie Amos

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

30th June 2003

We approve,

John Heppell

Nick Ainger

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

3rd July 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order approves the making of a payment on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of a sum not exceeding £18,531,000 as a contribution to the resources of the International Fund for Agricultural Development in accordance with the arrangements made pursuant to the Resolution entitled “the Resolution 119/XXIV of the Governing Council of the Fund on the Fifth Replenishment of the Fund’s resources”, adopted on 22nd February 2001.

The Order further approves the redemption of non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes issued by the Secretary of State in payment of the further contribution.

The provisions of the Resolution may be obtained by application to the Department for International Development, 1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE.

(1)

2002 c. 1.

(2)

Cmnd. 7195.