2008 No. 1272

Industrial Development

The Financial Assistance For Industry (Increase of Limit) Order 2008

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 8(5) of the Industrial Development Act 19821, and with the consent of the Treasury and after consultation with the Welsh Ministers, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before the House of Commons and has been approved by a resolution of that House in accordance with section 8(10) of that Act:

Citation, commencement, and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance For Industry (Increase of Limit) Order 2008 and shall come into force on the day after it is made.

2

This Order extends to the whole of the United Kingdom.

Increase of Limit2

The limit specified in section 8(5) of the Industrial Development Act 19822 shall be increased by the sum of £600 million to £4,300 million.

Pat McFaddenMinister of State for Employment Relations and Postal AffairsDepartment for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

We consent to the making of this Order

Dave WattsFrank RoyTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 makes provision for the Secretary of State to provide financial assistance for industry.

Section 8(4) provides that the aggregate of—

a

the sums paid by the Secretary of State under this section or section 8 of the Industry Act 1972 (c.63), other than sums paid in respect of foreign currency guarantees, and

b

the liabilities of the Secretary of State under any guarantees given by him under either of those sections (exclusive of any liability in respect of interest on a principal sum so guaranteed and of any liability under a foreign currency guarantee),

less repayments in respect of loans or guarantees (other than foreign currency guarantees) under either section shall not exceed the limit specified in section 8(5).

Section 8(5), which was amended by section 1 of the Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Act 2003 provides that the limit shall be £3,700 million but the Secretary of State may, on not more than four occasions, by Order made with the consent of the Treasury, increase or further increase that limit by a sum specified in that order not exceeding £600 million.

This is the first occasion that the sum has been increased under the section 8(5) (as amended) of the Industrial Development Act 1982.

This Order increases the limit by £600 million to £4,300 million.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the cost of business.