Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Variation) (Scotland) Order 2024 and comes into force on 6 February 2025.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Variation of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

2.  After paragraph (z9) of section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (financial assistance for environmental purposes)( 2) insert—

“(z10) any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of the protection, improvement or better understanding of air quality. ”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order varies section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to add any scheme, programme or organisation for the purposes of the protection, improvement or better understanding of air quality. This will enable the Scottish Ministers to give financial assistance to, or for the purposes of, those schemes, programmes or organisations.

No Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for this Order as no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen. A Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment for this Order is available online atwww.legislation.gov.uk.