Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 2017

2017 c. 5

An Act to amend the amount of the limit in section 15 of the Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1999 on the government's financial assistance.

Enacted[23rd February 2017]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Amount of the limit on government assistance¶

1 Section 15 of the Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 1999 (limit on government assistance) is amended as follows.

2 In subsection (1), for “£1,500 million” substitute “ £6,000 million ”.

3 After subsection (3) insert—

2 Short title, extent and commencement¶

1 This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Development Corporation Act 2017.

2 This Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.

3 This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.