The Transfer of Functions (Science) Order 1995

Article 5(1).

SCHEDULE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Science and Technology Act 1965 (c. 4)

1.—(1) In the Science and Technology Act 1965, for the words “Minister for the Civil Service or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster”, wherever occurring in sections 2 and 3 and Schedules 1 and 3 (Research Councils), there shall be substituted the words “Secretary of State”.

(2) In section 5(1) of that Act (scientific research, & c.)—

(a) for the words “Secretary of State, the Minister for the Civil Service or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster”there shall be substituted the words “Secretary of State”; and

(b) in paragraph (c), the words “or, as the case may be, the Minister for the Civil Service or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster”shall be omitted.

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

2.  In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967(1) (departments, & c. subject to investigation)—

(a) in the entry “Office of Public Service and Science”the words “and Science”shall be omitted; and

(b) in Note 6 (scope of references to the Office of Public Service and Science, & c.), the words “and Science”, in each place where they occur, shall be omitted.

Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)

3.  In section 22(4) of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971(2) (persons employed under the Crown) the words “and Science”shall be omitted.

Education Act 1986 (c. 40)

4.—(1) The Education Act 1986 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 1 (payment of grant)—

(a) subsection (1A) shall be omitted; and

(b) in subsections (2) and (3) the words “, the Minister for the Civil Service or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster”, wherever occurring, shall be omitted.

(3) In section 5 (expenses) the words “, the Minister for the Civil Service or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster”shall be omitted.

Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)

5.  In sections 213(1) (miscellaneous grants) and 233(a) (expenses) of the Education Reform Act 1988 the words “, the Minister for the Civil Service or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster”shall be omitted.

Education (Grant) Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/1989)

6.  In regulations 2, 3, 4, 14, 17 and 18(1) and (2)(a) to (d) of the Education (Grant) Regulations 1990 (approval and payment of grants, & c.) the words “, the Minister for the Civil Service or the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster”, wherever occurring, shall be omitted.

Royal Charters of Research Councils

7.  In the Royal Charters referred to in article 3(2) of this Order, for the words “Our Chancellor”wherever occurring except—

(a) in the preamble, and

(b) in the definition of “Our Chancellor”,

there shall be substituted the words “Our Secretary of State for Trade and Industry”.

(1)

Relevant amendments are as follows (a) Schedule 2 was substituted by the Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioners Act 1987 (c. 39), s. 1(2) & Sched. 1; and (b) the entry relating to the Office of Public Service and Science was inserted by the Transfer of Functions (Science) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1296), art. 6(1) & Sched., para 3(c).

(2)

The reference to the Office of Public Service and Science was substituted by the Transfer of Functions (Science) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1296), art. 6(1) & Sched., para 4.