Education Act 1993

247 Transfer of property

(1) The Secretary of State may by order provide for the transfer to the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority of—

(a) such of the land or other property of the National Curriculum Council or the School Examinations and Assessment Council, and

(b) such of the rights and liabilities of either of those councils (other than rights and liabilities arising under contracts of employment),

as, in his opinion, need to be transferred to enable the Authority to carry out their functions properly.

(2) No order under subsection (1) above may be made after the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which section 244 of this Act comes into force.

(3) Any order under subsection (1) above made before the day on which section 244 of this Act comes into force shall come into force on that day.

(4) Where immediately after the end of the period within which an order under subsection (1) above may be made any property, rights or liabilities remain vested in the National Curriculum Council or the School Examinations and Assessment Council, they shall forthwith vest in the Secretary of State.

(5) The Secretary of State may by order provide that there shall be substituted for the period mentioned in subsection (2) above such shorter period as he may specify in the order, being a period ending no earlier than the day on which the order comes into force.