The Caribbean Development Bank (Further Payments) Order 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/2405
• Sections: 2

Section 1

(1) This Order may be cited as the Caribbean Development Bank (Further Payments) Order 2002 and shall come into force forthwith.

(2) In this Order—

“the Agreement” means the Agreement establishing the Caribbean Development Bank dated 18 October 1969, as ratified by the Government of the United Kingdom on 23rd January 1970 ;

“the Bank” means the Caribbean Development Bank established by the Agreement;

“the Fund” means the Special Development Fund of the Bank established by Article 8 of the Agreement;

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

“the Resolution” means the Resolution entitled “Resolution of Contributors to the Special Development Fund of the Caribbean Development Bank (SDF V)” adopted by the Board of Directors on 13th December 2001.

Section 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 £17,496,000 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.