Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 3243
Environmental Protection, England And Wales
The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (England and Wales) Order 2008
Made
17th December 2008
Laid before Parliament
23rd December 2008
Coming into force
23rd January 2009
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred 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 (England and Wales) Order 2008;
(b) extends to England and Wales only; and
(c) shall come into force on 23rd January 2009.
Variation of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
2. In section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (purposes for which financial assistance may be given) after paragraph (xx), insert—
“ (yy) the Zero Carbon Hub Limited. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Iain Wright
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
17th December 2008
1990 c. 43 . The relevant functions of the Secretary of State so far as they are exercisable in relation to Scotland 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) .