# The Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 8: Protection for lenders


A person lending money to a local authority is not bound to enquire whether that authority has power to borrow the money and is not prejudiced by the absence of such power.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111031063/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authority-capital-finance-and-accounting-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-8
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