2007 No. 1671
environmental protection, ENGLAND and wales
Environmental protection, northern ireland

The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 2007

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 19901, the Secretary of State makes the following Order.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order—

(a)

may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 2007; and

(b)

comes into force on 9th July 2007.

Extent2.

This Order extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, except for article 3(a) which extends to England and Wales only.

Variation of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 19903.

In section 153(1)2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (purposes for which financial assistance may be given)—

(a)

for paragraph (uu), substitute—

“(uu)

the International Sustainable Development Fund;”; and

(b)

omit paragraph (ww).

Ian Pearson
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) in two respects. First, this Order replaces paragraph (uu) of that section with a new paragraph which enables the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, the International Sustainable Development Fund (“ISDF”). Paragraph (uu) formerly related to the scheme known as the UK Environment for Europe Fund. Secondly, this Order omits paragraph (ww), which related to the scheme known as the World Summit on Sustainable Development Implementation Fund.

The purpose of the ISDF is to rationalise and consolidate financial support for projects and activities promoting the United Kingdom’s commitments for action on sustainable development at international level by merging the UK Environment for Europe Fund and the World Summit on Sustainable Development Implementation Fund.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.