The Transfer of Functions (Science) Order 1992

Transfer of functions from the Secretary of State to the Minister

2.—(1) The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 2 and 3 of, and Schedules 1 and 3 to, the Science and Technology Act 1965(1) are hereby transferred to the Minister.

(2) As regards section 5 of that Act—

(a) the functions conferred on the Secretary of State by subsection (1) shall be exercisable concurrently by the Minister; and

(b) the functions conferred by virtue of paragraph (b) of that subsection on the Ministers of the Crown there mentioned shall be exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State and by the Minister;

but nothing in this Order shall be taken as implying that the functions of the Secretary of State under section 99 of the Electricity Act 1989(2) are to become concurrently exercisable by any other Minister of the Crown.

(3) The functions conferred on the Secretary of State by—

(a) section 1(1)(a) of the Education Act 1986(3),

(b) section 213(1) of the Education Reform Act 1988(4), and

(c) regulations 2, 3, 4, 14 and 17, and regulation 18 other than paragraph (2)(e), of the Education (Grant) Regulations 1990(5),

shall also be exercisable concurrently by the Minister.

(4) The function conferred on the Secretary of State for Education and Science under section 1(1) of the Agricultural Research etc. (Pensions) Act 1961(6) by virtue of the Secretary of State for Education and Science Order 1964(7) is hereby transferred to the Minister.

(5) There are hereby transferred to the Minister the functions of the Secretary of State for Education and Science under the Royal Charters of—

(a) the Medical Research Council;

(b) the Agricultural and Food Research Council;

(c) the Science and Engineering Research Council;

(d) the Natural Environment Research Council; and

(e) the Economic and Social Research Council.

(6) There are hereby also transferred to the Minister the functions of the Secretary of State for Education and Science under the constitution of any research institute or other body in receipt of grant from the Agricultural and Food Research Council under section 1 of the Agricultural Research Act 1956(8).

(1)

1965 c. 4.

(2)

1989 c. 29.

(3)

1986 c. 40.

(4)

1988 c. 40.

(5)

S.I. 1990/1989.

(6)

1961 c. 9.

(7)

S.I. 1964/490.

(8)

1956 c. 28.