Science and Technology Act 1965

2 (1) For purposes of the accounts of the National Institute for Research in Nuclear Science, the National Oceanographic Council and the Nature Conservancy, the financial year beginning last before the transfer date shall be treated as ending with the day before the transfer date.

(2) The Science Research Council shall be responsible for the accounts and audit of the National Institute for Research in Nuclear Science for any period before the transfer date, so far as may be necessary for completing the accounts and audit and submitting the accounts and any report of the auditor on them to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

(3) The Natural Environment Research Council shall be responsible for the accounts and audit of the National Oceanographic Council for any period before the transfer date, so far as may be necessary for completing the accounts and submitting them to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

(4) The Natural Environment Research Council shall be responsible for the accounts and audit of the Nature Conservancy for any period before the transfer date, so far as may be necessary for completing the accounts and submitting them to the Treasury; and section 96(3) and (4) of the [1949 c. 97.] National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 : (which relate to audit) shall apply to accounts prepared by the Natural Environment Research Council by virtue of this sub-paragraph as if they had been prepared by the Nature Conservancy.