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

After paragraph (z3) of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (financial assistance for environmental purposes)^f1 insert—

“(z4)

a regional land use partnership as defined in section 35(7) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009^f2, so far as its activities relate to the protection, improvement or better understanding of the environment;

(z5)

any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of assessing—

(i)

greenhouse gas emissions from land (including from the use of land),

(ii)

the potential for reducing those emissions;

(z6)

any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of assessing—

(i)

biodiversity supported by land,

(ii)

the potential for improving that diversity;

(z7)

any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of assessing—

(i)

soil quality,

(ii)

the potential for improving the capacity of soil to support life (whether directly or indirectly).”.