Scottish Statutory Instruments
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1.—(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.
2. In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990(2) (financial assistance for environmental purposes), after paragraph (yy)(3), insert–
“(zz)the scheme known as the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme.”.
JIM MATHER
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th February 2009
(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.
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).
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.
Inserted by S.I. 2008/3243.