# The Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Applications for Patents) Order 2002, Paragraph 1


Functions conferred by or under any of the following provisions of the Patents Act:
(a) section 14(7) (consideration and reframing of abstract);
(b) section 19(2) (amendment of an application for a patent before grant);
(c) section 21(1) (consideration of observations by third parties on patentability); and
(d) section 117 (correction of errors) except insofar as it relates to correction of errors in any specification of a patent or any document filed in connection with a patent.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/0110429672/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-contracting-out-functions-in-relation-to-applications-for-patents-order-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.