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

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

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.

Made under: Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Section 153)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-variation-scotland-order-2024/pdf/ssi_20240371_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/financial-assistance-for-environmental-purposes-variation-scotland-order-2024/pdf/ssipn_20240371_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

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 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 (Variation) (Scotland) Order 2024 and comes into force on 6 February 2025.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

## 2 Variation 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) 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.

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