{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-miscellaneous-order-2008/article-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-miscellaneous-order-2008/article-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1034",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfer of Functions (Miscellaneous) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-miscellaneous-order-2008",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Functions as “appropriate Minister” in relation to statutory undertakers",
  "text": "The functions of the Secretary of State or a particular Secretary of State by virtue of the definition of “appropriate Minister” in the enactments in column 1 below are transferred as shown in column 2—\nEnactment\nTransferee\nOpencast Coal Act 1958 s. 51(1), para. (a) of the definition\nSecretary of State for Transport\nOpencast Coal Act 1958 s. 51(1), para. (g) of the definition\nSecretary of State for Communities and Local Government\nNew Towns Act 1981 s. 78(1)(a)\nSecretary of State for Transport\nNew Towns Act 1981 s. 78(1)(f)\nSecretary of State for Communities and Local Government",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1958 c. 69. The definition was inserted by the Secretary of State for Transport Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1775). Other amendments have been made to s. 51 which are not relevant to this Order. See also the orders referred to in the footnote to article 3 above."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1981 c. 64. Amendments have been made to s. 78 which are not relevant to this Order. See also the orders referred to in the footnote to article 3 above."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1034/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:32:05.852163+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."
}