(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, nothing in this Act or in any other enactment (including, subject to any express provision to the contrary, an enactment contained in an Act passed after this Act) shall prevent the transfer to the Board or the Board’s nominees of any publicly owned securities or other publicly owned property.
(2)Publicly-owned securities and other publicly owned property may only be transferred to the Board or the Board’s nominees with the consent of the Secretary of State or in accordance with any general authority given by the Secretary of State.
(3)The Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament a copy of any general authority given by him under subsection (2) above.
(4)Subject to subsections (5) and (6) below, if—
(a)the Secretary of State has given a consent under subsection (2) above; and
(b)the consideration for the transfer has been determined; and
(c)its amount exceeds £1 million,
the Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament a statement specifying—
(i)the securities or other property to be transferred;
(ii)the transferor;
(iii)the consideration; and
(iv)the date of his consent.
(5)If the Secretary of State has given a consent under subsection (2) above before the amount of the consideration for the transfer has been determined, he shall lay before each House of Parliament, unless it appears to him to be unlikely that the amount of the consideration will exceed £1 million, a statement specifying the matters, other than the consideration, that are required to be specified in a statement under subsection (4) above.
(6)When a statement has been laid under subsection (5) above, the Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament a statement specifying the consideration for the transfer as soon as practicable after its amount has been determined.