The Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Regulations 2016The Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Regulations 2016The Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Regulations 2016

These Regulations make provision with respect to the powers of local authorities to borrow money, to incur debt through borrowing by way of credit arrangements and to maintain loans funds. They are made under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (“the principal Act”). They will replace much of the provision in relation to local authority borrowing that is contained in Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”).