The Research Councils (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 1994

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“AFRC” means the Agricultural and Food Research Council;

“BBSRC” means the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council;

“SERC” means the Science and Engineering Research Council;

“EPSRC” means the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council;

“PPARC” means the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council;

“NERC” means the Natural Environment Research Council;

“ESRC” means the Economic and Social Research Council;

“Polaris House Site” means the land and buildings situate at North Star Avenue, Swindon in the County of Wiltshire;

“PPARC team” means those persons currently employed by the SERC and designated on or before 31st March 1994 for assignment to the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council;

“BBSRC team” means those persons currently employed by the SERC and designated on or before 31st March 1994 for assignment to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council;

“NERC team” means those persons currently employed by the SERC and designated on or before 31st March 1994 for assignment to the Natural Environment Research Council;

“the Royal Observatories” means the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh;

“the final working balance” means the balance at 31st March 1994 as shown in the audited accounts of the SERC.