Grants to the Council - EPA 1990 s. 129
This section authorises the Secretary of State to make grants to the Council for the exercise of its functions under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
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Source: legislation.gov.uk — The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), reproduced under licence Open Government Licence v3.0.
What it actually says
This section gives the Secretary of State the power to pay money to the Council. The Council can use that money to carry out its duties under the Act. The Secretary of State decides the terms and conditions of any grant.
When it applies
- The Council applies for a grant to fund a nature conservation project.
- The Secretary of State withholds a grant because the Council did not meet specified conditions.
- A local authority queries whether the Council received a grant for a particular programme.
- The Council receives a grant and uses it to hire staff for environmental enforcement.
- An audit examines whether a grant was used in accordance with the Secretary of State's conditions.
What this section does not say
- This section does not set the amount of any grant; the Secretary of State decides that.
- It does not require the Council to use grant money in a specific way beyond any conditions set.
- It does not apply to grants made by the Council to other bodies; those are dealt with elsewhere in the Act.
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