The Transfer of Functions (British Museum (Natural History)) Order 1985

• Citation: S.I. 1985/166
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (British Museum (Natural History)) Order 1985.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on 18th March 1985.

Section 2 Transfer of functions

(1) There are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State the functions of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under section 10 of the British Museum Act 1963 with respect to the amendment of Part II of Schedule 3 to that Act.

(2) Accordingly, in section 10(2) of that Act, for the words from the beginning to “may” there shall be substituted “The appropriate Minister, that is to say, as regards Part I of the said Schedule, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster or, as regards Part II, the Secretary of State, may” .

(3) This Order shall not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster before the coming into operation of this Order.