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4Imposition of borrowing limitsE+W
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(1)The Secretary of State may for national economic reasons by regulations set limits in relation to the borrowing of money by local authorities.
(2)The Secretary of State may by direction set limits in relation to the borrowing of money by a particular local authority for the purpose of ensuring that the authority does not borrow more than it can afford.
(3)Different limits may be set under subsection (1) or (2) in relation to different kinds of borrowing.
(4)A local authority subject to a limit set under subsection (1) may transfer any headroom it has in relation to the limit to another local authority subject to a corresponding limit.
(5)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the exercise of the right under subsection (4) and may, in particular, make provision about—
(a)the circumstances in which a local authority is to be regarded as having headroom for the purposes of that subsection, and
(b)the amount of headroom which it has for those purposes.
(6)Where an amount is transferred under subsection (4), this Chapter shall have effect—
(a)in relation to the transferor, as if the limit in relation to which the headroom exists were reduced by that amount, and
(b)in relation to the transferee, as if the corresponding limit to which it is subject were increased by that amount.
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