Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Act 2022

Amendment of Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Act 1999

9. The Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Act 1999 is amended—

(a) in section 1, by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “ESAF Trust”:

“‘PRGT’ means the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust, formerly known as the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility Trust, established pursuant to Decision No. 8759-(87/176) adopted by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund on 18 December 1987, as amended from time to time;”,

(b) in section 4—

(i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “PRGT” for “ESAF Trust” in each place where it occurs, and

(ii) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (5):

“(5) The aggregate amount of sums that the Minister may pay in respect of the PRGT for the purposes of subsection (1) shall not exceed €75,000,000.”,

(c) in section 7, by the substitution of “PRGT” for “ESAF Trust”, and

(d) in section 10(2)—

(i) by the substitution of “1957 to 2022” for “1957 to 1999” in each place where it occurs,

(ii) in paragraph (d), by the substitution of “section 9(10);” for “section 9(10).”, and

(iii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (d):

“(e) a copy of the report submitted by the Central Bank to the Minister under section 4 (8) of the Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Act 2022.”.