{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-arts-and-libraries-order-1979/article-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1979/907",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfer of Functions (Arts and Libraries) Order 1979",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-arts-and-libraries-order-1979",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Arts and Libraries) Order 1979.\n(2) In this Order, “the Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.\n(3) In this Order “instrument” (without prejudice to the generality of that expression) includes in particular Royal Charters, Orders in Council, Letters Patent, judgments, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, bye-laws, awards, contracts, memoranda and articles of association, certificates and other documents.\n(4) Any reference in this Order to a function of a Minister under an enactment includes a reference to the functions of that Minister under any instrument made under that enactment.\n(5) This Order shall come into operation on 1st September 1979.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/907/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:15:24.736027+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."
}