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The Technology Strategy Board (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/1405 · Made 29 May 2008

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Scientific Research

Made 29th May 2008

Coming into force 7th June 2008

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(6) of the Science and Technology Act 1965f1, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1965 c.4; section 3(6) was amended by articles 2(1) and 3 of S.I. 1992/1296 and article 3(1) of, and paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to, S.I. 1995/2985.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Specified Grants
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Technology Strategy Board (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2008 and shall come into force on 7th June 2008.

2Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations

There are transferred to the Technology Strategy Board all property, rights, liabilities and obligations held, acquired or incurred by the Secretary of State on or before 7th June 2008—

(a)

arising under or in relation to the grants awarded by the Secretary of Statef1 under section 5(1) of the Science and Technology Act 1965f2 which are specified in the Schedule; and

(b)

otherwise arising in connection with the award or administration of any of the grants referred to in paragraph (a),

whether imposed by or under any statutory provision, in relation to any civil proceedings, or otherwise.

Signature

Malcolm Wicks

Minister of State for Energy,

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

29th May 2008

Specified Grants

Date when Grant Offer madeProject for which Grant awardedRecipient of Grant
24th August 2005SeaGen Project-Construction and OperationSea Generation Ltd
25th May 2005Novel Moored Tidal Stream Generating EquipmentSoil Machine Dynamics Ltd
25th February 2005RTT Tidal Stream Technology DevelopmentLunar Energy Ltd

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Technology Strategy Board (“TSB”) was established as a Research Council on 1st April 2007 under the Science and Technology Act 1965 (c.4) by virtue of the Technology Strategy Board Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/280). This Order makes provision for the transfer to the TSB of all property, rights, liabilities and obligations held, acquired or incurred by the Secretary of State under or in relation to certain grants relating to Energy and Technology Innovation.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.