The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2009

Made: 24th February 2009

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 26th February 2009

Coming into force: 6th April 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2009 and comes into force on 6th April 2009.

• (2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

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

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In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990[^f00002] (financial assistance for environmental purposes), after paragraph (yy)[^f00003], insert–

(zz) the scheme known as the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme.

Signed

JIM MATHER — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 24th February 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 so as to enable the Scottish Ministers to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, the scheme known as the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme with effect from 6th April 2009.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 43. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers, in or as regards Scotland, by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

[^f00002]: Section 153(1) was amended by S.I. 1991/146, 682 and 1179, 1992/654, 1993/1062 and 1518, 1995/150, 554, 1085 and 3099, 1996/505 and 1431, 1997/651, 1998/538, 1001 and 3234, 2000/207 and 2211, 2002/1686 and 2021, 2003/714 and 2119, 2005/1805, 2006/1735, 2007/1671 and 2008/3243 and by S.S.I. 2000/430, 2002/83, 2003/173 and 2005/324.

[^f00003]: Inserted by S.I. 2008/3243.