Use of spare capacity of computers of board
11. After Article 91 of the principal Order there shall be inserted the following Article—
“Use of spare capacity of computers of board
91A.—(1) If a board—
(a)has provided a computer for the purpose of enabling the board to perform any of its functions other than functions under this Article; and
(b)considers that the computer can, without detriment to its use for that purpose, be used for the benefit of the board in pursuance of the following provisions of this Article, the board may enter into agreements with other persons for the provision by the board of facilities for using the computer or of services provided by means of the computer.
(2) An agreement in pursuance of this Article may contain such terms as to payment or otherwise as the parties consider appropriate; and it shall be the duty of a board, in settling the terms of such an agreement, to ensure that they are terms on which the board considers that a person other than a board could reasonably be expected to provide the facilities or services in question.
(3) In this Article “computer” means any device for storing and processing information.”.