Article 1

This Order may be cited as the African Development Fund (Seventh Replenishment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 22nd February 1997.

In this Order—

• “the Agreement” means the Agreement establishing the African Development Fund dated 29th November 1972 and ratified by the Government of the United Kingdom on 30th June 1973^f1;

• “the Fund” means the African Development Fund established by the Agreement;

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

• “the Resolution” means the resolution entitled “Resolution F/BG/96/04 concerning additions to the Resources of the Fund: Seventh General Replenishment” adopted by the Board of Governors of the Fund on 23rd May 1996 as amended by the resolution entitled “Resolution F/BG/96/09 amending Resolution F/BG/96/04 and authorising special subscriptions under the Seventh General Replenishment of the Resources of the Fund” adopted by the Board of Governors of the Fund on 30th September 1996;