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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-finance-corporation-1991-general-capital-increase-order-1993/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1059",
  "legislation_title": "The International Finance Corporation (1991 General Capital Increase) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/international-finance-corporation-1991-general-capital-increase-order-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT AND CO-OPERATION\nMade 24th March 1993\nComing into force 24th March 1993\nWhereas it is provided in section 4(1) of the Overseas Development and Co-operation Act 1980 (“the Act”) that if the Government of the United Kingdom becomes bound by any arrangements for the making of any further payment to an international development bank beyond the initial subscription or other initial contribution to its capital stock, the Secretary of State may with the approval of the Treasury by order made by statutory instrument make provision 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 4(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 4 of the Act and with the approval of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 63."
    }
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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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