# Environment Act 2021, Paragraph 12: Funding

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Secretary of State and the Northern Ireland Department must , between them, pay to the OEP such sums as they consider are reasonably sufficient to enable the OEP to carry out its functions.
(2) The Secretary of State , or the Northern Ireland Department, may provide further financial assistance to the OEP (including by way of grants, loans, guarantees or indemnities) subject to such conditions as the Secretary of State , or that department, may determine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/30/schedule/1/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environment-act-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-12
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