{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-science-order-1995/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-science-order-1995/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2985",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfer of Functions (Science) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-science-order-1995",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Transfer of functions to the Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) There are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State the functions exercisable by the Minister for the Civil Service and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster concurrently under sections 2 and 3 of, and Schedules 1 and 3 to, the Science and Technology Act 1965 (Research Councils, & c.).\n(2) There are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry the functions exercisable by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under the Royal Charters of—\n(a) the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council;\n(b) the Economic and Social Research Council;\n(c) the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council;\n(d) the Medical Research Council;\n(e) the Natural Environment Research Council;\n(f) the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council; and\n(g) the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils.\n(3) The functions under the following enactments which are exercisable by the Secretary of State, the Minister for the Civil Service and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster concurrently, shall cease to be exercisable by the Minister for the Civil Service and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster:\n(a) section 5(1) of the Science and Technology Act 1965 (scientific research, & c.);\n(b) section 1(1)(a) of the Education Act 1986 (grants to body now known as Royal Academy of Engineering);\n(c) section 213(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988 (miscellaneous grants);\n(d) regulations 2, 3, 4, 14, 17, and 18(1) and (2)(a) to (d) of the Education (Grant) Regulations 1990 (approval and payment of grants, & c.).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1965 c. 4; relevant amendments are made by the Transfer of Functions (Science) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1296), Sched."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 40; relevant amendments are made by the Transfer of Functions (Science) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1296), Sched."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1988 c. 40; relevant amendments are made by the Transfer of Functions (Science) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1296), Sched."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 1990/1989: relevant amendments are made by the Transfer of Functions (Science) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1296), Sched."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
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