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The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2003

S.S.I. 2003/173 · Made 10 March 2003

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 10th March 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 11th March 2003

Coming into force 1st April 2003

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 43. The functions of the Secretary of State 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) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

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

Section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1 (purposes for which financial assistance may be given) is varied by adding after paragraph (qq)–

“(rr)

the programme known as the Waste Minimisation and Recycling Programme;

(ss)

the Carbon Trust;

(tt)

any scheme for the regulation of emissions from motor vehicles.”.

Signature

ROSS FINNIE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

10th March 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 so as to enable the Scottish Ministers to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, the Waste Minimisation and Recycling Programme, the Carbon Trust and for any scheme for the regulation of emissions from motor vehicles.