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An Act to make further provision with respect to loans out of the Local Loans Fund; and for connected purposes.
[5th August 1965]
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 5.11.1965 see s. 4(4)
(1)The Loan Commissioners may, without first taking security under section 12 of the M1Public Works Loans Act 1875, enter into an agreement for lending money to a relevant authority under section 9 of that Act; and in this section “relevant authority” means—
(a)in relation to England and Wales,
[ [F1F2(i) a billing authority or a precepting authority, as defined in section 69 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992;
(ia)F3. . . a combined fire authority, as defined in section 144 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988;]
(ii)a levying body within the meaning of section 74 of that Act; F4. . .
(iii)a body as regards which section 75 of that Act applies.] [F5F6. . .]
(iv)a functional body, within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999]
[F7and
(v)the Greater London Magistrates’ Courts Authority;]
[F8(b)in Scotland—
(i)any local authority within the meaning of the M2 Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973,
(ii)any joint board or joint committee within the meaning of that Act, and
(iii)any other authority having the power to requisition any sum from any such local authority.]
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9
(3)Where the Loan Commissioners make an agreement to which this section applies with a relevant authority other than one authorised to borrow money under [F10section 43 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (borrowing powers)] or [F11Schedule 3 to the M3Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975] then, so long as any part of the principal of and interest on the loan remains outstanding, the loan shall be a charge on all the revenues of the authority (including any grants or contributions from the Exchequer which are receivable by the authority).
(4)A charge imposed on an authority’s revenues by the last foregoing subsection shall, subject to any provision to the contrary applicable to the charge which has been made by or under any enactment, rank equally with any other charges on those revenues.
(5)The enactments specified in the Schedule to this Act shall have effect subject to the adaptations and modifications set out in that Schedule, being adaptations and modifications consequential on the foregoing provisions of this section; and in that Schedule “automatic charge” means a charge imposed, for securing a loan made in pursuance of an agreement to which this section applies, by [F12section 47 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (security for money borrowed)] by [F13paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the said Act of 1975] or by subsection (3) of this section.
F1S. 2(1)(a)(i)–(iii) substituted (E.W.) for words by S.I. 1990/776, art. 8, Sch. 3 para. 10
F2S. 2(1)(a)(i)(ia) substituted (E.W.) (2.11.1992) for s. 2(1)(a)(i) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 117(1), Sch. 13 para. 14; S.I. 1992/2454, art. 2
F3Words in s. 2(1)(a)(ia) repealed by 1994 c. 29, s. 93, Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4(1), Sch.
F4Word in s. 2(1)(a) repealed (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, ss. 139(2), 423, Sch. 34 Pt. I (with Sch. 12 para.9(1); S.I 1999/3434, art. 4, Sch. 2 Table 2
F5S. 2(1)(a)(iv) and word “and” immediately preceding added (3.7.2000) by 1999 c. 29, s. 139(2) (with Sch. 12 para. 9(1)); S.I. 1999/3434, art. 4, Sch. 2 Table 2
F6Word in s. 2(1)(a) repealed (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 106, Sch. 15 Pt. V(6) (with Sch. 14 paras. 7(2), 36(9)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(c)(i)
F7S. 2(1)(a)(v) and word “and” immediately preceding inserted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 83(3), Sch. 12 para. 1 (with Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(i)
F8S. 2(1)(b)(i)–(iii) substituted (S.) for s. 2(1)(b) by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2, 103:2), ss. 2, 6, Sch. 1 Pt. III para 22
F9S. 2(2) repealed (E.W.) by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch 30 and (S.) by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), Sch. 7
F10Words substituted by virtue of Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), ss. 194(1), 195(2), Sch. 11 para. 6(a) (subject to a saving in S.I. 1990/431, Sch. 1 para. 1(c)
F11Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 30(b)
F12Words substituted by virtue of Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), ss. 194(1), 195(2), Sch. 11 para. 6(b) (subject to a saving in S.I. 1990/431, Sch. 1 para. 1(c)
F13Words substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), s. 38(1), Sch. 6 Pt. II para. 30(c)
C1S. 2 extended by Public Works Loans Act 1967 (c. 61), s. 2(1), (E.W.) Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 13 Pt. I para. 2(1)(f) and (S.) Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 30), Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(f)
S. 2 applied (S.)(temp. 14.11.1995 to 31.3.1996) by S.I. 1995/2766, art. 2(1)
C2S. 2(3) restricted by Public Works Loans Act 1967 (c. 61), s. 2(2)
C3S. 2(5) modified by Public Works Loans Act 1967 (c. 61), s. 2(2)(b)
M11875 c. 89.
M21973 c. 65.
M31975 c. 30.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Public Works Loans Act 1965.
(2)In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, references to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.
(3)This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.
(4)This Act, except section 1, shall come into operation on the expiration of the period of three months beginning with the passing thereof.
Public Works Loans Act 1965