The Royal Mint Trading Fund was established under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973 (c. 63) (“the 1973 Act”) by the Royal Mint Trading Fund Order 1975 (S.I. 1975/501). The Royal Mint Trading Fund (Extension and Variation) Order 2002 extended the funded operations of the Royal Mint Trading Fund, appropriated additional assets and liabilities to the Royal Mint Trading Fund, and increased the limitation on the Royal Mint Trading Fund’s total indebtedness.