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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-and-research-act-2017/section-99",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-and-research-act-2017/section-99.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2017/29",
  "legislation_title": "Higher Education and Research Act 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-and-research-act-2017",
  "path": "section/99",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "99",
  "heading": "UKRI's research and innovation strategy",
  "text": "(1) UKRI must—\n(a) if requested to do so by the Secretary of State, prepare a strategy for the exercise of its functions during the period specified in the request, and\n(b) submit the strategy to the Secretary of State for approval.\n(2) A strategy under subsection (1) is referred to in this Part as a “research and innovation strategy”.\n(3) A research and innovation strategy must specify—\n(a) the period before the end of which each Council must submit a strategic delivery plan to UKRI under section 100, and\n(b) the period to which such a plan must relate.\n(4) The Secretary of State may approve a research and innovation strategy with or without modifications.\n(5) UKRI must publish a research and innovation strategy approved under this section in such manner as the Secretary of State may require it to be published.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 99 in force at 30.3.2018 by S.I. 2018/241, reg. 3(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/29/section/99",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:05:21.835873+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}