Specific transfers of rights and liabilities from the SERC

9.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order all rights and liabilities arising in relation to any contract for goods or services to be provided by or to the SERC shall be transferred to—

(a) the PPARC if specified in Schedule 4;

(b) the BBSRC if specified in Schedule 5;

(c) the NERC if specified in Schedule 6.

(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article, all rights and liabilities in relation to any contract for goods or services to be provided by or to the Royal Observatories shall be transferred to the PPARC.

(3) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article, all rights and liabilities in relation to any contract for goods or services to be provided by or to the SERC shall be transferred to—

(a) the PPARC if the number of the contract ends with “XP”;

(b) the NERC if the number of the contract ends with “XN”;

(c) the BBSRC if the number of the contract ends with “XB”.