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The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2022

S.S.I. 2022/278 · Made 20 September 2022

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Environmental Protection

Made 20th September 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd September 2022

Coming into force 17th November 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

c. 43. The functions of the Secretary of State, in or as regards Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

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

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2022 and comes into force on 17 November 2022.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

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

After paragraph (z7) of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (financial assistance for environmental purposes)f1 insert—

“(z8)

any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of eliminating or reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the heating of buildings;

(z9)

any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of improving the energy efficiency of buildings.”.

Signature

PATRICK HARVIE

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

20th September 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to add any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of eliminating or reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the heating of buildings, and any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of improving the energy efficiency of buildings. This will enable the Scottish Ministers to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, those schemes, programmes or organisations.