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The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2009

S.S.I. 2009/75 · Made 24 February 2009

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 24th February 2009

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 26th February 2009

Coming into force 6th April 2009

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

1990 c. 43. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers, in or as regards Scotland, 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 2009 and comes into force on 6th April 2009.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

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

In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1 (financial assistance for environmental purposes), after paragraph (yy)f2, insert–

“(zz)

the scheme known as the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme.”.

Signature

JIM MATHER

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th February 2009

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 scheme known as the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme with effect from 6th April 2009.