2008 No. 3004

Local Loans

The Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2008

Made

Coming into force

The Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 4(1) of the National Loans Act 19681 make the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons:

1

This Order may be cited as the Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2008, and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2

For the purposes of the aggregate limit in section 4(1) of the National Loans Act 1968, the Treasury specify the sum of £70,000 million.

Frank RoyTony CunninghamTwo of the Lords Commissionersof Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 4(1) of the National Loans Act 1968 limits the aggregate amount that may be outstanding in respect of commitments entered into by the Public Works Loan Commissioners to grant local loans and the principal amount of any local loans.

This Order increases that limit from £55,000 million to £70,000 million.