Science and Technology Act 1965 (c. 4)

(1) The following bodies established or to be established by Royal Charter shall be Research Councils for the purposes of this Act, that is to say,— (a) [ F1 . F2 ... the Medical Research Council; and ] (b) [ F1 if Her Majesty is pleased to establish such a body, each of the two bodies respectively referred to in this Act as the Science Research Council and the Natural Environment Research Council; and ] (c) any [ F3 other ] body which is established for purposes connected with scientific research and consists of persons appointed by a Minister of the Crown and which is declared by Order in Council to be established as a Research Council for purposes of this Act. F4 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty to make an Order in Council declaring a body to be a Research Council under subsection (1)(c) above unless a draft of the Order, specifying the objects or principal objects of that body, has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. Textual Amendments F1 S. 1(1)(a)(b) and word omitted (31.10.2018 for specified purposes, 30.3.2020 for specified purposes) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29) , s. 124(5) , Sch. 12 para. 4(2)(a) ; S.I. 2018/1054 , reg. 2(d)(ii) ; S.I. 2020/321 , reg. 2(d)(i) F2 Words in s. 1(1)(a) repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 43 , S. 1(1) , Sch. 1 Pt. X , Group 4 F3 Word in s. 1(1)(c) omitted (31.10.2018 for specified purposes) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29) , s. 124(5) , Sch. 12 para. 4(2)(b) ; S.I. 2018/1054 , reg. 2(d)(ii) F4 S. 1(2)(3) omitted (31.10.2018 for specified purposes, 30.3.2020 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29) , s. 124(5) , Sch. 12 para. 4(2)(c) ; S.I. 2018/1054 , reg. 2(d)(ii) ; S.I. 2020/321 , reg. 2(d)(ii)

(1) The [ F5 Secretary of State ] may, out of moneys provided by Parliament, pay to any of the Research Councils such sums in respect of the expenses of the Council as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine, and so far as relates to the use and expenditure of sums so paid the Council shall act in accordance with such directions as may from time to time be given to it by the Secretary of State. (2) The provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the making of returns and reports by the Research Councils to the [ F5 Secretary of State ] , with respect to the keeping and auditing of their accounts and with respect to related matters. (3) Land occupied in the United Kingdom by any of the Research Councils shall be deemed, for the purposes of any rate on property, to be property occupied by or on behalf of the Crown for public purposes. (4) [ F6 The obligations of the Medical Research Council F7 . . . under this section in relation to the [ F5 Secretary of State ] shall be in place of any corresponding obligations imposed on [ F8 the Council ] by its charter or otherwise F7 . . .; and subject to the foregoing provisions of this subsection anything which under the charter of [ F8 the Council ] is to be done by or to a committee of the Privy Council shall instead be done by or to the [ F5 Secretary of State ] . ] (5) Nothing in this Act or in any other enactment relating to the general functions of any of the Research Councils shall be taken as restricting the activities of a Research Council to the United Kingdom or any part thereof, nor shall the expenses in respect of which payments may be made under subsection (1) above be restricted to expenses incurred in the United Kingdom; but [ F9 , in the case of Research Councils other than F10 . . . the Medical Research Council, the expenses of the Council ] [ F9 the expenses of a Research Council ] in respect of which payments may be so made shall not include any expenses in so far as they may be incurred for objects falling outside the objects specified in relation to the Council [ F11 in section 1(2) or (3) above or ] in the Order in Council declaring it to be a Research Council. Textual Amendments F5 Words in s. 2(1)(2)(4) substituted (1.1.1996) by S.I. 1995/2985 , art. 5(1) , Sch. para. 1(1) F6 S. 2(4) omitted (31.10.2018 for specified purposes) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29) , s. 124(5) , Sch. 12 para. 4(3)(a) ; S.I. 2018/1054 , reg. 2(d)(ii) F7 Words in s. 2(4) repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 43 , s. 1(1) , Sch. 1 Pt. X , Group 4 F8 Words in s. 2(4) substituted (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 43 , s. 1(2) , Sch. 2 para. 11 F9 Words in s. 2(5) substituted (31.10.2018 for specified purposes) by Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29) , s. 124(5) , Sch. 12 para. 4(3)(b)(i) ; S.I. 2018/1054 , reg. 2(d)(ii) F10 Words in s. 2(5) repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c.43 , s. 1(1) , Sch. 1 Pt. X , Group 4 F11 Words in s. 2(5) omitted (31.10.2018 for specified purposes) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29) , s. 124(5) , Sch. 12 para. 4(3)(b)(ii) ; S.I. 2018/1054 , reg. 2(d)(ii) Modifications etc. (not altering text) C1 S.2: Functions of the Secretary of State transferred (6.7.1992) by S.I. 1992/1296 , arts. 2(1) ,3