The Transfer of Functions (Museum and Other Staff) Order 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/1213
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Museum and Other Staff) Order 2011.

(2) This Order comes into force on 7th June 2011.

Section 2 Transfer of certain functions relating to certain museum and other staff

The functions of the Treasury under the following enactments are transferred to the Secretary of State—

(a) section 2(1)(f) of the Imperial War Museum Act 1920 (consent to appointment, and to terms and conditions, of officers of Board of Trustees of Imperial War Museum) ;

(b) section 6 of the British Museum Act 1963 (functions relating to appointment, and terms and conditions, of staff of British Museum and Natural History Museum) ;

(c) paragraph 7(4) of the Schedule to the Public Lending Right Act 1979 (approval in relation to certain directions and determinations by Registrar of Public Lending Right) .

Section 3 Supplementary

(1) This Order does not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the Treasury before the coming into force of this Order.

(2) Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the coming into force of this Order, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Treasury may, so far as it relates to a function transferred to the Secretary of State under article 2, be continued by or in relation to the Secretary of State.

(3) Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the Treasury in connection with a function transferred to the Secretary of State under article 2 has effect, so far as is necessary for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, as if done by or in relation to the Secretary of State.

(4) Any enactment or instrument passed or made before the coming into force of this Order has effect, so far as is necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of article 2, as if references to (and references which are to be read as references to) the Treasury were or included references to the Secretary of State.

(5) In paragraphs (1) to (4)—

(a) the references to the Treasury include references to the department of Her Majesty’s Treasury or an officer of the Treasury, and

(b) the references to the Secretary of State include references to the department or an officer of the Secretary of State accordingly.

(6) In paragraph (4) “instrument” includes Royal Charters, Royal Warrants, Orders in Council, Letters Patent, judgments, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, bye-laws, awards, licences, authorisations, consents, approvals, contracts and other agreements, memoranda and articles of association, certificates, deeds and other documents.

Section 4 Consequential amendments

(1) In the following provisions, for “Treasury” (in each place) substitute “Secretary of State”—

(a) section 2(1)(f) of the Imperial War Museum Act 1920 (consent to appointment, and to terms and conditions, of officers of Board of Trustees of Imperial War Museum);

(b) section 6 of the British Museum Act 1963 (functions relating to appointment, and terms and conditions, of staff of British Museum and Natural History Museum).

(2) In paragraph 7(4) of the Schedule to the Public Lending Right Act 1979 (approval in relation to certain directions and determinations by Registrar of Public Lending Right), omit “and the Minister for the Civil Service”.