
1 
This Order may be cited as the Buying Agency Trading Fund Order1991, and shall come into force on 1st April 1991.
2 
In this Order—
 “the Act” means the Government Trading Funds Act 1973; and
 “the fund” means the trading fund established by this order.
3 
As from 1st April 1991 for the operations of the department of thegovernment known as the Buying Agency which are described in Schedule 1to this Order there shall be established a trading fund to be known asthe Buying Agency Trading Fund.
4 
The Secretary of State is hereby designated the authorised lender tothe fund for the purposes of the Act.
5 
The maximum amount that may be issued to the fund by way of loanunder section 2B of the Act shall be £10 million.
6 
The Crown assets and liabilities as at 1st April 1991 described ingeneral terms in Schedule 2 to this Order shall be appropriated asassets and liabilities of the fund at the values and the amountsspecified in that Schedule.
7 
Such part of the capital of the fund as amounts to£100,000 shall be treated as public dividend capital.
Michael Heseltine
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
26th March 1991We concur
Thomas Sackville
Sydney Chapman
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
1st April 1991
 SCHEDULE 1
 Article 6

The operations of the Buying Agency to be funded by the fundare:—
(a) the procurement and supply to government departments and otherbodies of such goods, materials, plant equipment, products and servicesas may be required by or supplied to any government department, healthauthority, local authority, nationalised industry, or other nondepartmental public body, and
(b) operations incidental, conducive or otherwise ancillary to theforegoing.

 SCHEDULE 2
 Article 6

 Assets Value (in £000)
Plant, machinery, fixture, fittings and equipment 150
Debtors 1,500
Liabilities Amount (in £000)
Trade creditors 250
Accruals 200