14Ratification of the Agreement

14 Ratification of the Agreement (1) The Agreement is ratified and takes effect as if it had been enacted in this Act. (2) The Minister— (a) is deemed to have been authorised to enter into, for and on behalf of the State, any Project Document within the meaning of the Agreement that was entered into by the Minister before the commencement of this section; and (b) may, with the approval of the Treasurer, enter into, for and on behalf of the State, any other Project Document within the meaning of the Agreement. (3) The Government, its Ministers and its public authorities, will do all things necessary and practicable to ensure that the State and all its public authorities facilitate the implementation of the Agreement and to enable the State to discharge its obligations under the Agreement. (4) Any amount that the State is required to pay under or arising out of the Agreement, or an agreement referred to in subsection (2), is payable from the Consolidated Fund which is, to the necessary extent, appropriated accordingly.