# The United Kingdom Space Agency (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2011 S.I. 2011/822 · made 16 March 2011 From 1st April 2010, the United Kingdom Space Agency has been operating as a shadow executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. From 1st April 2011, the UK Space Agency will operate as a full executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. In this regard, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has issued directions, by virtue of section 3(6) of the Science and Technology Act 1965, to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC), and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB). These directions require NERC, STFC and TSB to transfer certain responsibilities for activities relating to scientific research in outer space to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills acting through the UK Space Agency. Made under: Science and Technology Act 1965 (Section 3) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/united-kingdom-space-agency-transfer-of-property-etc-order-2011/pdf/uksi_20110822_en.pdf ## Introductory text Scientific Research Research Councils Made 16th March 2011 Coming into force 1st April 2011 The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(6) of the Science and Technology Act 1965, makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the United Kingdom Space Agency (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 1st April 2011. ## 2 Interpretation In this Order— “NERC” means the Natural Environment Research Council established as a Research Council under section 1(1)(b) of the Science and Technology Act 1965; “STFC” means the Science and Technology Facilities Council established as a Research Council under the Science and Technology Act 1965 by virtue of the Science and Technology Facilities Council Order 2007; and “TSB” means the Technology Strategy Board established as a Research Council under the Science and Technology Act 1965 by virtue of the Technology Strategy Board Order 2007. ## 3 Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations In relation to the operation of the United Kingdom Space Agency, there are transferred to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills all property, rights, liabilities and obligations held, acquired or incurred as at the coming into force of this Order— (a) by NERC, STFC or TSB in connection with the agreements specified in Part 1 of the Schedule; and (b) by STFC in connection with the grants awarded by STFC which are specified in Part 2 of the Schedule. ## Signature David Willetts Minister of State for Universities and Science Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 16th March 2011 ## 1 Specified Agreements In this Part— “ESA” means the European Space Agency, an international organisation, established by the Convention which was opened for signature in Paris on 30th May 1975 and which entered into force on 30th October 1980; “NASA” means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration whose headquarters are in Washington DC, United States of America; and “PPARC” means the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council whose property, rights liabilities and obligations were transferred to the STFC by the Research Councils (Transfer of Property etc) Order 2007. Date Parties Description 24th March 2000 (extended and amended on 27th December 2007, 8th August 2008 and 13th December 2010) PPARC and NASA Letter of agreement concerning cooperation on the HINODE (formerly Solar B) mission 4th May 2000 (extended on 18th October 2006 and 7th July 2010) PPARC and NASA Letter of agreement concerning cooperation on the SWIFT mission 7th March 2001 (extended on 27th December 2007, 8th August 2008 and 9th December 2010) PPARC and NASA Letter of agreement concerning cooperation on the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) mission 8th June 2004 ESA and PPARC and other parties Multilateral agreement concerning the European contribution to Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) 9th May 2005 ESA and PPARC and other parties Multilateral agreement concerning the provision of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) technology package for the LISA pathfinder mission 3rd April 2007 (last amended on 28th July 2008) NERC and Astrium Limited Agreement (number R8/H12/50) for the funding of the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) 24th May 2007 ESA and STFC and other parties Multilateral agreement concerning the provision of the Mercury planetary orbiter payload for the BepiColombo mission 19th November 2008 ESA and STFC and other parties Multilateral agreement concerning the GAIA data processing 10th October 2009 TSB, the Secretary of State for Transport, the Secretary of State for Defence, and the British National Space Centre Letter of agreement on satellite navigation programmes, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and Galileo 2nd December 2010 ESA and STFC and other parties Multilateral agreement signed on behalf of the United Kingdom for the ExoMars mission ## 2 Specified Grants Scientific Programme – Title Grant – Reference Number Holding Organisation - Name Aurora PP/E007740/1 Open University ST/F011830/1 University College London ST/F012020/1 Open University ST/F012179/1 The University of Manchester ST/H000259/1 University of Leeds ST/I002820/1 Natural History Museum ST/I506102/1 University of Aberdeen ST/I506110/1 The University of St Andrews ST/I506129/1 Open University BepiColombo Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) - flight model PP/EE002056/1 University of Leicester PP/E002412/1 Open University Exomars instrument development ST/I00209X/1 University of Leicester ST/I002081/1 Imperial College London ST/I002197/1 Cranfield University ST/I006110/1 Cranfield University ST/I00274X/1 University College London ST/I002758/1 Aberystwyth University ST/I00588/1 University of Leicester ST/I002677/1 University of Leicester ExomarsTrace Gas Orbiter support ST/I003010/1 University of Oxford ST/I00310X/1 University of Leicester ST/I003061/1 Open University ST/I00307X/1 British Geological Survey ST/I003096/1 Open University ST/I003118/1 University College London GAIA Data Centre – flight development and operations PP/D006546/1 University of Cambridge PP/D006570/1 Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London PP/D006791/2 Open University PP/D006511/1 University of Leicester PP/D006503/1 University of Edinburgh ST/I000852/1 Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London ST/I00064X/1 Open University ST/I00047X/1 University of Leicester ST/I000402/1 University of Edinburgh ST/I000542/1 University of Cambridge Herschel Space Observatory / Spectral & Photometric Imaging Receiver (Spire) operations ST/G003831/1 University of Cardiff ST/G003874/1 Imperial College London James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) ST/H003568/1 University of Leicester ST/I002693/1 University of Leicester Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder payload / LISA Test Package – flight model ST/I003401/1 University of Birmingham ST/I003509/1 Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London ST/I006226/1 Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London LISA technology development (pre-phase A) ST/H000356/1 University of Glasgow ST/H000364/1 University of Glasgow ST/G008566/1 Imperial College London M2 mission Phase A/B1 studies (Euclid) ST/I002952/1 Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London ST/I002960/1 University of Durham ST/002898/1 University of Portsmouth ST/I002901/1 University of Edinburgh ST/I003045/1 University of Oxford M2 mission Phase A/B1 studies (Plato) ST/I002812/1 Queen’s University Belfast ST/I00291X/1 University of Cambridge ST/I003207/1 University of Leicester ST/I002944 Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London ST/I002855/1 Queen Mary, University of London Planck mission operations ST/H00002X/1 University of Cambridge ST/H000593/1 University of Cardiff ST/F004680/1 University of Cardiff ST/H001212/1 The University of Manchester ST/H001239/1 Imperial College ROSETTA mission operations ST/I006021/1 University of Cardiff ST/H004262/1 Imperial College London Solar Orbiter Phase B2 payload ST/I002928/1 Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London ST/I002863/1 Imperial College London ST/1002936/1 Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London Venus Express operations ST/G00420X/1 University of Aberystwyth ST/G004218/1 University of Sheffield SG/G004188/1 Mullard Space Science Laboratory at University College London ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) From 1st April 2010, the United Kingdom Space Agency has been operating as a shadow executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. From 1st April 2011, the UK Space Agency will operate as a full executive agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. In this regard, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has issued directions, by virtue of section 3(6) of the Science and Technology Act 1965, to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC), and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB). These directions require NERC, STFC and TSB to transfer certain responsibilities for activities relating to scientific research in outer space to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills acting through the UK Space Agency. This Order makes provision for the transfer to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (in relation to the UK Space Agency) of all property, rights, liabilities and obligations held, acquired or incurred by: (a) NERC, STFC or TSB in connection with certain agreements relating to activities in relation to scientific research in outer space previously carried on by those Research Councils; and (b) STFC in connection with certain grants awarded by STFC for scientific research in relation to outer space. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/822 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/united-kingdom-space-agency-transfer-of-property-etc-order-2011 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.