1. This order may be cited as the Nature Conservancy Council (Transfer of Property) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 1st November 1973.
2. The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3. There is hereby transferred to the Nature Conservancy Council:—
(1) all the estate and interest of the Natural Environment Research Council in the properties whose location is shown in column 1 of the Schedule to this order, whose approximate area is shown in column 2 of the said Schedule and which are fully described in the deeds and documents mentioned in column 3 of the said Schedule; and
(2) all the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Natural Environment Research Council attaching to such properties or contained, mentioned or referred to in such deeds and documents.
Geoffrey Rippon
Secretary of State for the Environment
16th October 1973