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Great Seal Offices Act 1874

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6Power to abolish office of clerk of the patents, and transfer the duties

At any time after the commencement of this Act the Treasury may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, abolish the office of clerk of the patents.

Upon the abolition of the office of clerk of the patents, all the duties and powers of the clerk of the patents shall be performed by and vested in the clerk of the Crown in Chancery or his officers in such manner as the Lord Chancellor may from time to time direct.

Nothing in this section shall apply to the clerk of the Commissioners of Patents, so far as relates to letters patent under the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852, and the Acts amending the same.

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