Vehicle Inspectorate Trading Fund Order 1991
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1991/773 |
| Year | 1991 |
1991 No. 773
GOVERNMENT TRADING FUNDS
The Vehicle Inspectorate Trading Fund Order 1991
Made 19th March 1991
Laid before the House of Commons in draft 18th February 1991
Coming into force 1st April 1991
Whereas:
lt appears to the Secretary of State for Transport (“the Secretary of State”) that—
(a) those operations of the Department of Transport which are referred to in article 3 of this Order are suitable to he financed by means of a trading fund, and
(b) the financing of those operations by means of a trading fund would be in the interests of the improved efficiency and effectiveness of the management of those operations:
The Secretary of State has taken such steps as appear to him to be appropriate to give to such persons as appear to him to be appropriate an opportunity to make representations to him and has laid before Parliament a report about the representations received and his conclusions in accordance with sections 1(3) and 6(4) of the Government Trading Funds Act 19731(“the Act”):
The Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 2(1) of the Act, determined—
(a) with Treasury concurrence that the assets and liabilities set out in Schedule 2 are properly attributable to those operations and are suitable to be appropriated to the fund to be established by the following Order, and
(b) in accordance with Treasury directions the values and amounts so set out:
The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 1, 2(1) and (7), 2A and 2B(6) of the Government Trading Funds Act 1973 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, with the concurrence of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before the House of Commons and has been approved by a resolution of that House in accordance with section 6(2) of that Act:—
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Vehicle Inspectorate Trading Fund Order 1991 and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“the Act” means the Government Trading Funds Act 1973;
“the fund” means the trading fund established by this Order:
“vehicle” means road vehicle; and
“Vehicle Inspectorate” means that part of the Department of the Vehicle Inspectorate-Executive Agency.
Establishment of the fund
3. As from 1st April 1991 there shall be established a trading fund for such of the operations of the Vehicle Inspectorate as are described in Schedule 1 to this Order.
Source of loans
4. The Secretary of State is hereby designated as the source of issues to the fund by way of loan.
Assets, liabilities and public dividend capital
5.—(1) The Crown assets and liabilities set out in Schedule 2 to this Order shall be...
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