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The Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2026

The Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2026

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Type: UK Statutory Instrument

Year: 2026

Number: 713

Made: 2026-06-29

Coming into force: 2026-06-30

Last ingested: 2026-07-03 from legislation.gov.uk.

Read the full text on legislation.gov.uk

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

This Order amends the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) to increase the resources borrowing limit set out in section 67(2) from £1,834.303 million to £1,910.141 million, and the capital borrowing limit set out in section 67A(1) from £3,144.519 million to £3,274.527 million. This Order revokes the Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2025 ( S.I. 2025/759 ) which has been superseded by this Order.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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