The Defence Support Group Trading Fund Order 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/563
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Defence Support Group Trading Fund Order 2008 and shall come into force on 1st April 2008.

Section 2 Establishment of the fund

(1) From 1st April 2008, there shall be established a trading fund to be known as the Defence Support Group Trading Fund (“the fund”).

(2) The operations of the Defence Support Group described in Schedule 1 shall be financed by means of the fund.

Section 3 Source of Loans

The Secretary of State is designated as the source of issues to the fund by way of loan.

Section 4 Assets, liabilities, reserves and public dividend capital

(1) The Crown assets and liabilities set out in Schedule 2 to this Order shall be appropriated as assets and liabilities of the fund.

(2) 30 per cent of the balance of the amount by which the values of the assets exceed the amounts of the liabilities shall be treated as revaluation reserves in the accounts of the fund and shall be maintained as reserves.

(3) 50 per cent of the balance of—

(a) the amount by which the value of the assets exceed the amounts of the liabilities, less

(b) the amount to be treated as revaluation reserves in accordance with paragraph (2) above,

shall be treated as public dividend capital of the fund.

Section 5 Maximum borrowing, etc.

The aggregate of the following shall not exceed £300,000,000—

(a) the total outstanding at any given time in respect of amounts issued to the fund under section 2B of the 1973 Act (other than as originating debt), and

(b) the total at that time constituting public dividend capital issued to the fund under section 2A(2A) of the 1973 Act.

Section 6 Revocation

The ABRO Trading Fund Order 2002 is revoked.