1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2022 and comes into force on 9 March 2022.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
2. After paragraph (z3) of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (financial assistance for environmental purposes)(1) insert—
“(z4)a regional land use partnership as defined in section 35(7) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009(2), 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).”.
MAIRI MCALLAN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
17th January 2022