The International Development Association (Fourth Replenishment) Order 1975 No. 1088

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the International Development Association (Fourth Replenishment) Order 1975 and shall come into operation on 30th June 1975.

(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 Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom on 14th September 1960(1);

“the resolution” means the resolution in the terms set out in Annex A to the report dated 30th October 1973 of the Executive Directors to the Board of Governors of the Association on Additions to IDA Resources; Fourth Replenishment (particulars of which report, including the annex thereto, were presented to Parliament by Command of Her Majesty in January 1974(2)), which resolution was adopted by the Board of Governors on 31st January 1974.

(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of, and otherwise in relation to, this Order as it applies to the interpretation of, and otherwise in relation to, an Act of Parliament.

2.  The Minister of Overseas Development may make payment on behalf of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom out of moneys provided by Parliament of an additional subscription to the Association of a sum of one million four hundred and twenty thousand, four hundred and seventy-seven pounds and an additional contribution to the Association of a sum of two hundred and five million forty-four thousand two hundred and three pounds, in accordance with the terms of the resolution and the arrangements in that behalf made between Her Majesty's said Government and the Association:

Provided that, where any payment for which provision is made in the International Development Association (Fourth Replenishment: Interim Payments) Order 1974(3), has been made to the Association, the sums for which provision is made by this Article shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of the payments made pursuant to that Order.

3.  The Minister of Overseas Development may redeem out of moneys provided by Parliament any non-interest-bearing and non-negotiable notes or other obligations which may be issued or created by him and accepted by the Association in accordance with the said arrangements or any provision of the Agreement applied by the said arrangements.

4.  Any sums received by Her Majesty's said Government from the Association in pursuance of the Agreement as applied by the said arrangements shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

James Callaghan

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

23rd June 1975

We approve.

M. Cocks

James A. Dunn

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

27th June 1975