Scottish Statutory Instruments
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Made
10th March 2003
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
11th March 2003
Coming into force
1st April 2003
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
2. Section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(2) (purposes for which financial assistance may be given) is varied by adding after paragraph (qq)–
“(rr)the programme known as the Waste Minimisation and Recycling Programme;
(ss)the Carbon Trust;
(tt)any scheme for the regulation of emissions from motor vehicles.”.
ROSS FINNIE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
10th March 2003
(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 Waste Minimisation and Recycling Programme, the Carbon Trust and for any scheme for the regulation of emissions from motor vehicles.
1990 c. 43. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).