Article 2

Section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 shall be varied by the addition of the following subparagraph:—

“(n)

the programmes of regional and islands councils in Scotland, as local authorities exercising functions under the Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968^f1, for the carrying out of works to improve the quality of inland, coastal and relevant territorial waters, as defined in section 30A of the Control of Pollution Act 1974^f2, or otherwise to benefit the environment.”.