1998 No. 3234
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (No. 4) Order 1998
Made 22nd December 1998
Laid before Parliament 6th January 1999
Coming into force 27th January 1999

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1990 c. 43.

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (No. 4) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 27th January 1999.

2 Variation of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (purposes for which financial assistance may be given), the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph (hh):–

“(ii) the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic.”

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Section 153(1) was amended by S.I.Nos.1991/146, 1991/682, 1991/1179, 1992/654, 1993/1062, 1993/1518, 1995/150, 1995/554, 1995/1085, 1995/3099, 1996/505, 1996/1431, 1997/651, 1998/538 and 1998/1001.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Michael Meacher Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 22nd December 1998

(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 Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, an international agreement, namely the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic (Cmnd 2265).