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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microbiological-research-authority-establishment-and-constitution-order-1994/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/603",
  "legislation_title": "The Microbiological Research Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microbiological-research-authority-establishment-and-constitution-order-1994",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Functions of the Authority",
  "text": "(1) Subject to and in accordance with such directions as the Secretary of State may give to the Authority, the Authority shall perform on behalf of the Secretary of State —\n(a) such of her functions with respect to the powers conferred by section 5(2)(c) of the Act as are specified in paragraph (2) of this article;\n(b) such other of those functions as she may direct the Authority to perform on her behalf; and\n(c) her functions under section 5(2A) so far as they relate to the functions mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph.\n(2) The functions referred to in paragraph (1) of this article are—\n(a) to provide such advice and assistance as may be required by bodies exercising functions on behalf of the Crown for the protection of persons against microbiological hazards;\n(b) to conduct research and development with a view to maintaining and enhancing technological capacity to provide that advice and assistance.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See, in particular, sections 13, 17 and 18 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49); sections 13 and 18 were amended by paragraphs 22, 28 and 92 of Schedule 1 to the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) and by Schedule 10 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”); section 17 was substituted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48) and amended by sections 3(4) and 12(2) of the 1990 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Subsection (2)(c) of section 5 was amended, and subsection (2A) was inserted, by section 1 of the Public Health Laboratory Service Act 1979 (c. 23)."
    }
  ],
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  },
  "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."
}