(1)In this Act, references (however expressed) to the provision of aid by the United Kingdom are to the provision of aid by Government departments.
(2)If an annual report uses terms which have a special meaning, it must include an explanation or a definition of those terms.
(3)In particular, each annual report must include an explanation or definition of the following terms—
“bilateral aid”,
“gross national income”,
“humanitarian assistance”,
“low income countries”,
“multilateral aid”,
“official development assistance”,
“sector”.
There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—
(a)any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of this Act, and
(b)any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act.
(1)This Act may be cited as the International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Act 2006.
(2)Sections 1 to 6 shall come into force at the end of a period of three months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.