Notwithstanding anything in any other enactment, any intellectual property devised or developed by an officer or employee of the Department shall belong to the Crown (which, for this purpose, shall be deemed to be the assignee of the officer or employee in respect of that intellectual property) if—

but any other intellectual property devised or developed by an officer or employee shall, as between him and the Department, belong to the officer or employee.

There may be paid to an officer or employee of the Department in respect of any such intellectual property declared to belong to the Crown such amount by way of bonus or grant as may be appropriate for the purpose.

All intellectual property belonging to the Crown under this section shall be made available for use on such conditions (including the payment of royalties or other money) as the Minister may from time to time agree.

Where intellectual property belonging to the Crown under this section was devised or developed wholly or partly through the use of resources other than public money or public stores as defined in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1977 the Minister, on the advice of the Director-General, may assign that intellectual property or any interest in it to the person or persons who provided those resources upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed between that person or those persons and an authorised officer or employee of the Department.”