# 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 17 (other than subsection (2)) (preliminary examination and search); and
(b) section 18 (substantive examination).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/0110429672/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-contracting-out-functions-in-relation-to-applications-for-patents-order-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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