# The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2020

S.S.I. 2020/409 · made 1 December 2020

This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to add the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund. This will enable the Scottish Ministers to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, that programme.

Made under: Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Section 153)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-scotland-order-2020/pdf/ssi_20200409_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-scotland-order-2020/pdf/ssipn_20200409_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Environmental Protection
Made 1st December 2020
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 3rd December 2020
Coming into force 28th January 2021
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) Order 2020 and comes into force on 28 January 2021.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

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

In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (financial assistance for environmental purposes), after paragraph (z2) insert—
“(z3) the programme known as the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.”.

## Signature

PAUL WHEELHOUSE
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
1st December 2020

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to add the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund. This will enable the Scottish Ministers to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, that programme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/409 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-scotland-order-2020
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