Secretary of State for Education and Science Order 1964
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1964/490 |
| Year | 1964 |
1964 No. 490
MINISTERS OF THE CROWN
The Secretary of State for Education and Science Order 196426thMarch 1964
1stApril 1964
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of March 1964
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint a principal Secretary of State by the style and title of Secretary of State for Education and Science (in this Order referred to as the Secretary of State):
And whereas it is expedient that all functions of the Minister of Education and of the Minister for Science, and certain other functions hereinafter described be transferred to the Secretary of State:
And whereas copies of the draft of this Order have been laid before Parliament in pursuance of section 3 of the Ministers of the Crown (Transfer of Functions) Act 1946(a), and each House has presented an Address to Her Majesty praying that the Order be made:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1 of the said Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
Citation, interpretation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Secretary of State for Education and Science Order 1964.
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889(b) applies for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
(3) In this Order "instrument" (without prejudice to the generality of that expression) includes in particular Royal Charters, Orders in Council, Letters Patent, judgments, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, bye-laws, awards, contracts, memoranda and articles of association, certificates and other documents.
(4) This Order shall come into operation on 1st April 1964.
Transfer of functions and dissolution of existing departments
2.—(1) There are hereby transferred to the Secretary of State all functions of the Minister of Education and all functions of the Minister for Science; and the Ministry of Education and the Office of the Minister for Science are hereby dissolved.
(a) 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 31.
(b) 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63.
(2) Without prejudice to the foregoing paragraph, the Secretary of State is hereby substituted for the Minister of Education and the Minister for Science respectively as member or chairman of any council, committee or other body, and as trustee of any trust, of which either of the said Ministers was by virtue of his office a member or chairman or trustee, as the case...
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