Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 1671
environmental protection, ENGLAND and wales
Environmental protection, northern ireland
The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 2007
Made
7th June 2007
Laid before Parliament
12th June 2007
Coming into force
9th July 2007
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 153(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990( 1 ), the Secretary of State makes the following Order.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes Order 2007; and
(b) comes into force on 9th July 2007.
Extent
2. 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 1990
3. 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
7th June 2007
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 Welsh Ministers: 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 ) and paragraphs 30 to 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) .
Relevant varying S.I.s are S.I. 2003/2119 and S.I. 2006/1735 .