Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 1735
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, NORTHERN IRELAND
The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 2006
Made
29th June 2006
Laid before Parliament
3rd July 2006
Coming into force
31st July 2006
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation, extent and commencement
1. This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 2006;
(b) extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland, except for Article 2(b) which extends to England and Wales; and
(c) comes into force on 31st July 2006.
Variation of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
2. In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990( 2 ) (purposes for which financial assistance may be given), after paragraph (vv)( 3 )—
(a) insert—
“ (ww) the scheme known as the World Summit on Sustainable Development Implementation Fund; ”
(b) insert—
“ (xx) the programme known as the Envirowise Programme, in relation to its activities in England. ”
Ben Bradshaw
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
29th June 2006
1990 c. 43 . The relevant functions of the Secretary of State insofar as they are exercisable within the devolved competence were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) . In relation to Wales, the Secretary of State has concurrent powers with the National Assembly for Wales (see article 2 of, and the entry relating to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672 ).
Varied by S.I. 1991/146 , 682 and 1179 , 1992/654 , 1993/1062 and 1518 , 1995/150 , 554 , 1085 and 3099 , 1996/505 and 1431 , 1997/651 , 1998/538 , 1001 and 3234 , 2000/207 and 2211 , 2002/1686 and 2021 , 2003/714 and 2119 , and 2005/1805 , by the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, and by S.S.I. 2000/430 2002/83 , 2003/173 and 2005/324 .
Inserted by S.I. 2005/1805 .