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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-development-association-special-contributions-order-1983/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1983/1299",
  "legislation_title": "The International Development Association (Special Contributions) Order 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-development-association-special-contributions-order-1983",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT AND CO-OPERATION\nLaid before the House of Commons in draft\nMade 12th August 1983\nComing into Operation 12th August 1983\nWhereas it is provided in section 6(2) of the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 (“the Act”) that if the Government of the United Kingdom becomes bound by arrangements for the making of additional payments to the International Development Association the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury by order made by statutory instrument provide for the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any sums required by him for any of the purposes specified in that subsection;\nAnd whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before the House of Commons in accordance with section 6(3) of the Act and has been approved by a resolution of that House;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 6 of the Act and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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