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The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 1997

S.I. 1997/651 · Made 5 March 1997

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 5th March 1997

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1997

Coming into force 1st April 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 43.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Variation of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.

2Variation of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (purposes for which financial assistance may be given) there shall be inserted after paragraph (ee)f1 :

“(ff)

The Tidy Britain Group.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

James Clappison

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of the Environment.

5th March 1997

Secretary of State for Wales

1977

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to enable the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, The Tidy Britain Group, a company limited by guarantee whose main objective is to promote the prevention and control of litter.