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amend
section 7 of the International Development Act 2002 to require
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imposition of conditions relating
to internationally supervised audit on |
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Whereas
the Government of the United Kingdom has, in conjunction with
other |
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persons, organisations and
governments, already made significant progress in |
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promoting development in other
countries and alleviating poverty, it is |
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desirable and expedient to
require the Secretary of State to promote practical measures |
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to improve the audit of public
expenditure in developing countries and thereby to |
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Be
it therefore enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent
Majesty, by and with the |
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advice and consent of the
Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this |
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present Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Amendment
of the International Development Act 2002 |
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(1) |
The International
Development Act 2002 (c. 1) is amended as follows. |
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(2) |
In section 7 (terms on which
assistance is provided)— |
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(a) |
in subsection (1), after
the first word “may”, insert the words “, subject
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(b) |
after subsection (1) insert— |
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“(1A) |
The Secretary of State
shall, for the purposes set out in |
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subsection
(1B), take such steps as he thinks fit to— |
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(a) |
impose conditions on assistance
provided under this |
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Act
to secure that assistance to a particular country |
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complies
with the requirements set out in subsection |
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(b) |
encourage other countries
and relevant international |
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financial
institutions to do likewise. |
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(1B) |
The purposes set out in
this subsection are— |
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to
promote the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of |
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expenditure
within countries arising from assistance |
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to reduce corruption in those
countries. |
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(1C) |
The requirements set out
in this subsection are that— |
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(a) |
audit of any public expenditure
within the country |
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arising
from assistance under this Act is carried out by |
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or
under the supervision of suitably qualified persons |
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authorised
by relevant international financial |
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institutions,
undertaken, so far as the Secretary of State |
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deems
practicable, in conjunction with those appointed |
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for
the purpose of such audit within that country; and |
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(b) |
reports arising from such
audit are available to— |
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(i) |
the government of, and
parliamentary bodies |
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(ii) |
the Secretary of State,
and |
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(iii) |
relevant international
financial institutions.”; |
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(c) |
after subsection (4), insert— |
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“(5) |
In this section ‘relevant
international financial institutions’ |
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means
those international financial institutions which— |
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(a) |
have as one their objects
economic development, either |
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generally
or in any region of the world, and |
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(b) |
are certified for the purposes
of this section by the |
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(6) |
The Secretary of State
shall from time to time lay before each |
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House
of Parliament a list of— |
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(a) |
international financial
institutions certified for the |
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purposes
of this section, and |
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countries in respect of
which assistance complies with |
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the
requirements set out in subsection (1C).” |
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Short
title and commencement |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited as
the International Development (Anti-corruption |
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(2) |
This Act shall come into
force at the end of a period of two months beginning |
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with the day on which it
is passed. |
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