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The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Variation) (Scotland) Order 2024

S.S.I. 2024/371 · Made 10 December 2024

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Environmental Protection

Made 10th December 2024

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 12th December 2024

Coming into force 6th February 2025

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, insofar as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The requirement to obtain Treasury consent was removed by section 55 of that Act.

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 (Variation) (Scotland) Order 2024 and comes into force on 6 February 2025.

(2)

This Order extends to Scotland only.

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

After paragraph (z9) of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (financial assistance for environmental purposes)f1 insert—

“(z10)

any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of the protection, improvement or better understanding of air quality.”.

Signature

GILLIAN MARTIN

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

10th December 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to add any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of the protection, improvement or better understanding of air quality. This will enable the Scottish Ministers to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, those schemes, programmes or organisations.

No Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for this Order as no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen. A Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment for this Order is available online at www.legislation.gov.uk.