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

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

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.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-scotland-no-2-order-2022/pdf/ssi_20220278_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-scotland-no-2-order-2022/pdf/ssipn_20220278_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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 1990 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation, 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.

## 2 Variation 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) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/278 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-scotland-no-2-order-2022
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