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| Made | 7th June 2007 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st July 2007 |
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 3(6) of the Science and Technology Act 1965[1], makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Technology Strategy Board (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st July 2007.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
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"Secretary of State" means Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; and
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"TSB" means Technology Strategy Board.
Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations
3. There are transferred to the TSB all property, rights, liabilities and obligations held, acquired or incurred by the Secretary of State on or before 1st July 2007—
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(a) arising under or in relation to the contracts specified in Schedule 1, subject to the exceptions specified in that Schedule;
(b) arising under or in relation to grants awarded by the Secretary of State under section 5(1) of the Science and Technology Act 1965[2] under—
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(i) the schemes for the transfer of knowledge and expertise which are specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2;
(ii) the Collaborative Research and Development Schemes which are specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2, subject to the exception specified in that Part;
(iii) the Knowledge Transfer Network Schemes which are specified in Part 3 of Schedule 2; and
(iv) the other grant schemes relating to research and development which are specified in Part 4 of Schedule 2;
(c) arising under or in relation to the grants awarded under section 5(1) of that Act which are specified in Schedule 3;
(d) arising under or in relation to a contract of employment of a person who before 1st July 2007—
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(i) agreed to become an employee of the TSB; or
(ii) accepted an offer of employment from the TSB,
and who was at the time of that agreement or acceptance an official employed in the Department of Trade and Industry; and
(e) otherwise arising in connection with—
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(i) any of the matters to which the contracts referred to in paragraph (a) or (d) relate; or
(ii) the award or administration of any of the grants or schemes referred to in paragraph (b) or (c),
whether imposed by or under any statutory provision, in relation to any civil proceedings, or otherwise.
Continuity of employment
4.
Where rights, liabilities and obligations under or in relation to a contract of employment are transferred by virtue of article 3(d), the contract has effect from 1st July 2007 as if originally made between the employee and the TSB.
Malcolm Wicks
Minister of State for Science and Innovation Department of Trade and Industry
7th June 2007
| Contract | Exception |
| The contract dated 1st April 2003 between the Secretary of State and Pera Innovation Ltd for the Management of the Knowledge Transfer Networks Web Platform | |
| The contract dated 5th January 2004 between the Secretary of State and Ernst & Young LLP for the Provision of Management and Co-ordination of an Applied Research Programme within the Department of Trade and Industry's Nano and Micro Manufacturing Initiative | |
| The contract dated 12th August 2004 between the Secretary of State and Momenta, a division of AEA Technology plc, for Management and Delivery of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships | |
| The contract dated 31st January 2005 between the Secretary of State and Roadmapping Technology Ltd to provide Technology Strategy Support services | |
| The contract dated 31st March 2005 between the Secretary of State and TUV NEL Ltd for the Project Managing and Administering of the Competitions within the Department of Trade and Industry's Technology Programme | |
| The contract dated 11th July 2005 between the Secretary of State and National Physical Laboratory Management Limited to provide Measurement, Characterisation and Standards Support to Knowledge Transfer Networks | |
| The contract dated 31st July 2006 between the Secretary of State and Future Energy Solutions, AEA Technology plc, for the Provision of a Management Service for the DTI's "Emerging Energy Technologies Research and Development Programme 2006-2009" and Expert Technical Services in Support of the Development of those Emerging Energy Technologies to the Department of Trade and Industry | The extent that the contract relates to the programme of work specified under Part 4 of Annex A to the contract |
| The contract dated 26th August 2006 between the Secretary of State and Ernst & Young LLP for the Provision of Programme Monitoring Services to the Micro and Nano Technology Capital Facilities Programme for the Department of Trade and Industry | |
| The contract dated 6 October 2006 between the Secretary of State and Marine Current Turbine Limited for the Decommissioning of the Seaflow Turbine Pile at Lynmouth | |
| The contract dated 15th January 2007 between the Secretary of State and TUV NEL Ltd for the Provision of National Contact Points for Promotion and Support of Elements of the European Union's Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development | |
| The contract dated 27th April 2007 between the Secretary of State and Miller-Klein Associates Ltd for the Provision of Services to Work on the Low Impact Buildings Innovation Platform | |
| The contracts entered into on various dates appointing Assessors to assess the viability of applications made under the Spring 2007 Competition commencing on 24th April 2007 for the Collaborative Research and Development Scheme of which the closing date for applications is 18th June 2007 | |
| The Framework contracts entered into on various dates, made between the Secretary of State and Assessors to provide project assessment services to the Department of Trade and Industry for Emerging Energy Technology projects and programmes, which terminate on 30th June 2009 |
The extent that the contracts relate to the assessment of project proposals and the quality of work and output from projects relating to— (a) the Wave and Tidal Stream Demonstration Scheme; and (b) energy programmes initiated by the Secretary of State after the establishment of the "Emerging Energy Technologies Research and Development Programme 2006-2009" |
| The contracts entered into on various dates for Monitoring Officers to monitor the use of grants awarded under the Collaborative Research and Development Schemes specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 |
Article 3(b)(i)
| Name of Scheme | Closing Date for Applications under Scheme |
| The Teaching Company Scheme | 30th June 2003 |
| Colleges and Businesses in Partnership | 30th June 2003 |
| Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Schemes | Not closed |
Article 3(b)(ii)
| Subject Matter and Date of Announcement of Scheme | Closing Dates for Applications under Scheme | Exception |
| Materials, Bio-Processing, Electronics and Displays, Sensors, Environmentally Friendly Transport, Inter-Enterprise Computing, New and Renewable Energy Technology, announced on 26th April 2004 | 13th September 2004 | Grant awarded on 25th February 2005 to Lunar Energy Limited in respect of Rotech Tidal Turbine Tidal Stream Technology Development |
| Smart Material and Structures, Bio-Based Industries Products and Processes, Opto-Electronics, Imaging Technologies, Pervasive Computing, Design Modelling and Simulation, Energy Technologies, Oil and Gas Technologies, Waste Minimisation and Micro-Nano Technologies, announced on 29th November 2004 | 3rd May 2005 | |
| Micro-Nano Technology, announced on 2nd July 2003 | 12th September 2005 | |
| High Performance materials, Bio-Pharmaceuticals, Next Generation Lasers in Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing – Direct Writing, Validation of Complex Systems, Zero Emissions Enterprises and Micro-Nano Technologies, Emerging Energy Technologies, announced on 25th April 2005 | 12th September 2005 | |
| Materials Modelling, Regenerative Medicine, Low Carbon Energy Technologies, Oil and Gas Technologies, Data Content and Storage, Data Retrieval and Analysis, Power Electronics and Power Control, Resource Efficiency, Contaminated Land and Design Manufacturing of Sustainable Products, announced on 18th October 2005 | 2nd May 2006 | |
| Fluidics, Bio-Markers, Bio-Exploration, ICT, Electronics and Photonics, Materials, Oil and Gas Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Emerging Energy Technologies, Low Carbon Energy Technologies, announced on 26th April 2006 | 12th September 2006 | |
| Emerging Energy Low Carbon Energy Technologies, Bio-Science for Healthcare, Sensors and Imaging, Plastic Electronics, projects from the Competition for Intelligent Transport Systems and Services Network Security and Zero Emissions Enterprises, announced on 2nd November 2006 | 21st May 2007 |
Article 3(b)(iii)
| Aerospace and Defence Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| BioProcessingUK Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Bioscience for Business Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Chemistry Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| COMONET – Condition Monitoring Network Scheme |
| Creative Media Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Electronics-enabled Products Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Food Processing Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Grid Computing Now! Knowledge Transfer Network: GridUK Scheme |
| Grid Computing Now! Knowledge Transfer Network: IECNet Scheme |
| Health Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network: Technology Translator to work with Innovation Manufacturing Research Centres Scheme (IMRCs) |
| Health Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Integrated Pollution Management Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Integrated Pollution Management Knowledge Transfer Network: Chairmanship of Euroenviron Scheme |
| Intelligent Transport Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Knowledge Transfer Network for Industrial Mathematics Scheme |
| Knowledge Transfer Network for the Modern Built Environment Scheme |
| Location and Timing Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Location and Timing Knowledge Transfer Network: Work Package 9 Scheme |
| Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Materials Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Materials Knowledge Transfer Network: Design Node Scheme |
| Measurement and Standards for Emerging Technologies Scheme (MSET) |
| Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Photonics Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Resource Efficiency Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| Sensors Knowledge Transfer Network: Work Packages 9 and 10 Scheme |
| Sensors and Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| UK Displays and Lighting Knowledge Transfer Network Scheme |
| UK Optoelectronic Chemical Sensing Network Scheme |
Article 3(b)(iv)
| Subject Matter and Date of Announcement of Scheme | Closing Dates for Applications under Scheme |
| LINK Optical Systems Programme, announced in August 2000 | June 2003 |
| eScience Programme, announced in June 2001 | March 2004 |
| LINK Information Storage and Display Programme, announced in June 2001 | May 2004 |
| Cleaner Coal Research and Development Programme – 4th Call, announced in January 2004 | 9th July 2004 |
| Basic Technology Programme, announced in August 2001 | September 2004 |
| Next Wave Technologies and Markets Programme, announced in June 2001 | September 2004 |
| Civil Aircraft Research and Demonstration Programme – last series 1990 | September 2004 |
| Date when Grant Offer made or Contract signed | Project for which Grant awarded | Recipient of Grant |
| 20th December 2002 | Tidal Stream Technology Development | Lunar Energy Ltd |
| 14th February 2003 | Pelamis Full Scale Demonstration | Ocean Power Delivery Limited |
| 19th August 2003 | Drying in the Woodfuel Supply Chain | Econergy Limited |
| 1st December 2003 | Metering and Monitoring of Domestic Embedded Generation | BEAMA Power Limited |
| 12th May 2004 | An Automotive Class MEA | Johnson Matthey PLC |
| 16th July 2004 | Cost Effective Improvements in DFIG Performance for Offshore Applications under Fault Conditions | Econnect Limited |
| 19th July 2004 | BWEC Feasibility Study | WS Atkins Consultants Limited |
| 14th October 2004 | Improved performance of wind turbines using fibre optic structural monitoring | Insensys Ltd |
| 11th November 2004 | 100kWe Biomass fuelled indirect fired Micro Turbine | Talbotts Heating Limited |
| 1st December 2004 | Development of a Design Tool for Tidal Current Turbines | Garrad Hassan and Partners Limited |
| 15th December 2004 | Finite Element Modelling of Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures | Garrad Hassan & Partners Limited |
| 21st December 2004 | Biofuel production from plant biomass derived sugars | TMO Renewables Limited |
| 17th January 2005 | Grid compliant AC connection of offshore windfarms using a STATCOM | National Grid Transco Ltd |
| 19th January 2005 | Power on Plastic | Kodak Limited |
| 28th January 2005 | Control of Wind Farm Grids with an HVDC Link | AREVA T&D UK Ltd |
| 1st February 2005 | Industrial research into multi fuel biomass boiler plant | Ashwell Engineering Services Ltd |
| 13th June 2005 | Low Cost 100x PV Concentrator | Whitfield Solar Ltd |
| 13th June 2005 | Low Cost 100x Pv Concentrator | NaREC (New and Renewable Energy Centre Limited) |
| 17th June 2005 | Advanced Automotive and Motive Power Fuel Cell Systems and Component Development | Intelligent Energy Limited |
| 9th November 2005 | High Added Value Modules for BIPV | NaREC (New and Renewable Energy Centre Limited) |
| 9th January 2006 | Pelamis WEC Cost Reduction & Performance Enhancement Programme | Ocean Power Delivery Limited |
| 2nd February 2006 | Fault Level Monitor Stage Two | EA Technology Limited |
| 6th December 2006 | Technology Support for 2nd Generation BIGCC Plant | Originally Alstom Ltd, now Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd |
| 19th January 2007 | Deepwater Offshore Windfarm Demonstrator Project | Talisman Energy UK Ltd |
| 14th March 2007 | Low Cost 100x Pv Concentrator | University of Warwick |
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Technology Strategy Board ("TSB") has been established as a Research Council under the Science and Technology Act 1965 by virtue of the Technology Strategy Board Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/280). From 1st July 2007, the TSB is to take over certain activities previously carried out by the Secretary of State relating to Energy and Technology Innovation. This Order makes provision for the transfer to the TSB of certain property, rights, liabilities and obligations held, acquired or incurred by the Secretary of State under or in relation to certain contracts, grants and grant schemes relating to Energy and Technology Innovation.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment in respect of the Technology Strategy Board Order 2007 is available and a copy can be obtained from the Department of Trade and Industry, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET or at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/em2007/uksiem_20070280_en.pdf. Copies have been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.
Notes:
[1] 1965 c.4. Section 3(6) confers an order-making power and a power to give directions. In 1992, these powers were transferred to the Minister for the Civil Service and made exercisable concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (articles 2(1) and 3 of S.I. 1992/1296), but from 1st January 1996 they were vested solely in the Secretary of State (articles 3(1) and 5(1) of, and paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to, S.I. 1995/2985).back
[2] 1965 c.4. In 1992, the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 5(1) were made exercisable concurrently with the Minister for the Civil Service and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (articles 2(2)(a) and 3 of S.I. 1992/1296), but from 1st January 1996, they were vested solely in the Secretary of State (articles 3(3)(a) and 5(1) of, and paragraph 1(2) of the Schedule to, S.I. 1995/2985). From 15th November 1999, the powers under section 5(1)(a) and (c) were made exercisable concurrently with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (article 2(1) and (2) of S.I. 1999/2785).back
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