Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1981/1670 |
| Year | 1981 |
1981 No. 1670
MINISTERS OF THE CROWN
The Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 198124thNovember 1981
1stDecember 1981
7thDecember 1981
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of November 1981
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975(a), 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 Transfer of Functions (Minister for the Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981.
(2) In this Order—
" allowance " includes an allowance in kind ;
" the armed forces of the Crown " includes the women's services of those forces administered by the Defence Council ;
" instrument " (without prejudice to the generality of that expression) includes in particular Royal Warrants, Orders in Council, Orders by Her Majesty, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, byelaws, minutes, agreements and other documents ;
" the Minister " means the Minister for the Civil Service.
(3) Any reference in this Order to the functions of the Minister with respect to any matter includes a reference to any functions of the Minister relating to the exercise of any power to make provision by subordinate legislation with respect to that matter.
(4) This Order shall come into operation on 7th December 1981.
Transfer of functions from Minister to Treasury
2.—(1) There are hereby transferred to the Treasury the functions of the Minister with respect to—
(a) the number and grading of posts in the civil service of the State, the remuneration, expenses and allowances of persons employed in that service and, so far as they relate to remuneration, expenses or allowances, the conditions of service of such persons ;
(b) the pay and allowances of, and the charges payable by, members of the armed forces of the Crown ;
(c) pensions, allowances, gratuities and other superannuation benefits (including benefits payable in the case of injury, disease or death) ;
(a) 1975 c.26.
(d) the payment of compensation for loss of office or employment or for loss or diminution of earnings or of pension rights or for loss of remunerative time ;
(e) the centralised procurement or provision of goods, services and facilities in the following fields, namely computers, telecommunications and catering.
(2) There are hereby transferred to the Treasury, as regards persons serving or employed (under whatever title and in any capacity) otherwise than in the civil service of the State or the armed forces of the Crown, the functions of the Minister relating exclusively to the determination of one or more of the following matters, namely numbers, grading, remuneration, expenses, allowances and conditions of service.
(3) There are hereby transferred to the Treasury—
(a) the functions of the Minister under the enactments specified in the Schedule ; and
(b) any functions which immediately before the commencement of this Order were exercisable by the Minister and the Treasury jointly.
(4) There are hereby transferred to the Treasury the functions of the Minister relating exclusively to the remuneration, expenses or...
To continue reading
Request your trial