# Public Bodies Act 2011, Section 5: Power to modify or transfer functions


(1) A Minister may by order—
(a) modify the functions of a body, or the holder of an office, specified in Schedule 5, or
(b) transfer a function of such a person to an eligible person.
(2) In this Act, references to modifying the functions of a person include—
(a) conferring a function on the person;
(b) abolishing a function of the person;
(c) changing the purpose or objective for which the person exercises a function;
(d) changing the conditions under which the person exercises a function.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/24/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-bodies-act-2011/section-5
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