2020 No. 409

Environmental Protection

The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2020

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 19901 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2020 and comes into force on 28 January 2021.

2

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Variation of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 19902

In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 19902 (financial assistance for environmental purposes), after paragraph (z2)3 insert—

z3

the programme known as the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.

PAUL WHEELHOUSEAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to add the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund. This will enable the Scottish Ministers to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, that programme.