Section 7
Loans not to be effected except under this Act.
The Local Authorities Loans Act, 1914
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the grant of loans to Local Authorities.
Except as provided by or under this Act, no
local authority shall, for any purpose, borrow money upon, or otherwise charge, its funds; and any
contract otherwise made for that purpose after the passing of this Act shall be void:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed-
(a) to preclude any local authority from exercising the borrowing powers conferred on it by any special enactment now or hereafter in force; or
(b) to affect the power conferred on any local authority by any such enactment to charge its funds, by guaranteeing the payment of interest on money to be applied to any purpose to which the funds of the local authority can legally be applied
Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed-
(a) to preclude any local authority from exercising the borrowing powers conferred on it by any special enactment now or hereafter in force; or
(b) to affect the power conferred on any local authority by any such enactment to charge its funds, by guaranteeing the payment of interest on money to be applied to any purpose to which the funds of the local authority can legally be applied