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The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 1998

S.I. 1998/538 · Made 8 March 1998

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

WALES

Made 8th March 1998

Laid before Parliament 11th March 1998

Coming into force 1st April 1998

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 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.

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 (ff)f1

“(gg)

The Wales Wildlife and Countryside Link.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Win Griffiths

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

8th March 1998

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 the Wales Wildlife and Countryside Link, a registered charity whose objectives are to promote for the public benefit the conservation, protection, access and quiet enjoyment of the landscape, wildlife and features of general amenity in Wales.