This statutory instrument establishes the specific financial constraints and investment limits imposed on water authorities within the United Kingdom for the 1990 fiscal period. The document, issued by the British government, provides the legal framework for capital expenditure and borrowing powers. It serves as a regulatory mechanism to ensure fiscal oversight and adherence to national budgetary policies regarding public utility infrastructure.

This document is a technical legal instrument intended for use by legal professionals, policy researchers, and historians of British public administration. Readers frequently note the high density of the administrative prose and the necessity of cross-referencing this order with the broader Water Act of 1989.