# The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 1997, Note: 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/651/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-order-1997/note
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