http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/8/article/2/madeThe Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2022enKing's Printer for Scotland2022-01-19ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 by adding further descriptions of matters for which the Scottish Ministers may give financial assistance. 2 After paragraph (z3) of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (financial assistance for environmental purposes) insert— z4 a regional land use partnership as defined in section 35(7) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, so far as its activities relate to the protection, improvement or better understanding of the environment; z5 any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of assessing— i greenhouse gas emissions from land (including from the use of land), ii the potential for reducing those emissions; z6 any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of assessing— i biodiversity supported by land, ii the potential for improving that diversity; z7 any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of assessing— i soil quality, ii the potential for improving the capacity of soil to support life (whether directly or indirectly). . Paragraph (z3) was inserted by S.S.I. 2020/409. The requirement to obtain Treasury consent for the giving of financial assistance under section 153(1) was removed by section 55 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). 2009 asp 12.