International Development Act 2002
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The International Development Act 2002 is a UK law that provides the main legal framework for the country’s overseas aid, requiring that development assistance be focused on poverty reduction and sustainable development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| International Development Act 2002 canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Secretary of State for International Development
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UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | UK official development assistance ⓘ |
| bindingForce | legally binding in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conditionForAssistance |
assistance must be likely to contribute to a reduction in poverty
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assistance must be provided for the purpose of sustainable development or welfare of the population ⓘ |
| constrains | use of UK aid funds to purposes consistent with poverty reduction and sustainable development ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enables | the Secretary of State to provide development assistance for sustainable development and welfare of people in developing countries ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
developing countries
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environmentally sustainable development ⓘ poverty-focused aid ⓘ |
| governs | provision of development assistance by the UK government ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalFrameworkFor |
UK bilateral development assistance
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UK contributions to certain multilateral development institutions ⓘ |
| objective |
to ensure accountability and statutory basis for UK aid spending
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to make the reduction of poverty the central objective of UK development assistance ⓘ |
| policyArea |
international development
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overseas aid ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to ensure that UK development assistance is focused on poverty reduction
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to promote sustainable development through UK development assistance ⓘ to provide the main legal framework for the United Kingdom’s overseas aid ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Department for International Development
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Sustainable Development Goals NERFINISHED ⓘ UK aid policy ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier fragmented statutory provisions on UK overseas aid ⓘ |
| requiresThat |
development assistance provided under the Act must be likely to contribute to a reduction in poverty
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development assistance provided under the Act must be likely to contribute to sustainable development ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| sector |
development cooperation law
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public international law ⓘ |
| setsOut | statutory tests for when development assistance may be given ⓘ |
| shortTitle | International Development Act 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | oversight by the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| typeOfAidCovered |
financial assistance
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humanitarian assistance ⓘ technical assistance ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2002 ⓘ |
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Secretary of State for International Development
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