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The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2005

S.S.I. 2005/324 · Made 8 June 2005

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 8th June 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 9th June 2005

Coming into force 1st July 2005

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 2005 and shall come into force on 1st July 2005.

(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 (tt)–

“(uu)

the scheme known as the Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme for Scotland.”.

Signature

LEWIS MACDONALD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

8th June 2005

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 Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme for Scotland.