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SCHEDULE 1LAND AND PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED TO THE PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH COUNCIL

PART I

Properties of the Royal ObservatoriesAddress
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and Observatory car parkBlackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3JH
Land leased for car park from Edinburgh District Counciladjacent to the Observatory site, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh
Garages (2)located at 69 Mayfield Road, Edinburgh
Royal Greenwich Observatory site leased from the University of CambridgeMadingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EZ

PART II

Properties of the Royal Observatories in HawaiiAddress

Base facility land }

JCMT telescope land }

  • sub lease H 09175 }

UKIRT telescope land }

  • sub lease dated 21.9.78 }

land leased under the terms of the General Lease between the State of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii dated 21.6.68

Contact:

Joint Astronomy Centre, 660 North A Ohoku Place, University Park, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA

PART III

Properties associated with the Royal Observatories in AustraliaAddress
Land leased at the Siding Spring Observatory between the Australian National University and the SERC dated 1.7.71Co Gowen, Parish of Woorut and Co Baradine, Parish of Wheoh, Siding Spring Mountain, near Coonabarabran.
Houses leased to the Anglo Australian Telescope Board4 Edward Street, Coonabarabran, New South Wales
10 Jubilee Street, Coonabarabran, New South Wales
31 Nandi Street, Coonabarabran, New South Wales
96 Timor Street, Coonabarabran, New South Wales
16 Masman Street, Coonabarabran, New South Wales

PART IV

Properties of the Royal Observatories on La PalmaAddress
Observatory land leased from the Instituto de Astrofisica De Canarias dated 26.5.79Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, Canary Islands

JKT 1.0m telescope building }

Remote condenser housing }

2.5m Isaac Newton telescope }

4.2m telescope building }

Cooling plant housing }

Generator house complex }

Garage }

SERC’s interest in the Anglo-Danish transit circle }

Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, Canary Islands

Sea level office, Part A

Sea level office, Part B

Sea level office, Part C

Apartado 321, 38780 S/C De La Palma, Tenerife, Islas Canarias
La Palma Housing:
House 1 (freehold)Flat 74, Edificio Tinabana, Santa Cruz, De La Palma
House 2 (freehold)Miranda 110, Las Ledas, Brena Alta, Tenerife
House 3 (freehold)Mellini, Brena Baja, Tenerife
House 4 (freehold)Palmasol 2, Brena Alta, Tenerife
House 5 (freehold)Palmasol 2, Brena Alta, Tenerife
House 6 (freehold)Palmasol 1, Brena Alta, Tenerife
House 7 (freehold)Mellini, Brena Baja, Tenerife
House 8 (freehold)San Jose 294, Brena Baja, Tenerife
House 9 (freehold)Palmasol 2, Brena Alta, Tenerife
House 10 (freehold)Palmasol 1, Brena Alta, Tenerife
House 11 (freehold)Mellini, Brena Baja, Tenerife
House 12 (freehold)Palmasol 2, Brena Alta, Tenerife
House 13 (freehold)Palmasol 1, Brena Alta, Tenerife
House 15 (freehold)San Jose 9, Brena Baja, Tenerife
House 16 (freehold)San Jose 11, Brena Baja, Tenerife
House 17 (freehold)Pedro Poggio, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 18 (freehold)Edificio Tinabana, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 19 (freehold)Puente 27, Cabezola 9, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 20 (freehold)H R Mendez 10, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 21 (freehold)El Drago 8, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 22 (freehold)El Drago 8, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 32 (rented)Finca El Tributo, Brena Baja, Tenerife
House 33 (rented)Puente 58, 7 o, 26 Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 35 (rented)Ed Ayatina 28, El Marquito, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 36 (rented)Perez de Brito 63, Atico, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 37 (rented)Sierra No 2, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 40 (rented)Edificio Tinabana 48, 6 o, 77, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 41 (rented)Clle Adeyamen 2, 1 o, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 43 (rented)Perez Camacho 7, 3 o, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 44 (rented)O'Daly 21, Portal 85, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 46 (rented)Edificio Tinabana 18, Garage, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 48 (rented)URB, Palmasol 1 Brena Alta, Tenerife
House 50 (rented)Edificio Tinabana 48, Atico, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 55 (rented)Edificio Tinabana 48, 4 o, 57, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 60 (rented)Quinta Verde, Garages, Santa Cruz, Tenerife
House 62 (rented)Palmasol 1, 208, C/Real 35, 2 o Doha
House 14 (freehold)Flat 46, Edificio Tinabana, Santa Cruz De La Palma
House 23 (freehold)Flat 4a, Avenida, El Puente 21, Santa Cruz De La Palma
House 24 (freehold)Flat 2a, Edificio Quinta Verde, El Puente 37, Santa Cruz De La Palma

SCHEDULE 2LAND AND PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

Lease of 22 Henrietta Street, London WC2

MST Radar Facility on land leased from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth located at Capel Dewi, Dyfed, Wales

Properties of the ObservatoriesAddress
Satellite Laser Ranger on land leased from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canadalocated at Herstmonceux, Nr Hailsham, East Sussex

SCHEDULE 3EQUIPMENT TRANSFERRED TO THE PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH COUNCIL

PART ITHE ROYAL OBSERVATORIES

All equipment administered by the Royal Observatories and located at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge for which SERC holds title on 31.3.94

All equipment administered by the Royal Observatories and located at Herstmonceux, Nr Hailsham, East Sussex, for which SERC holds title on 31.3.94

PART IITHE JOINT ASTRONOMY CENTRE, HAWAII

All equipment administered by the Royal Observatories for which SERC holds title on 31.3.94

PART IIITHE SIDING SPRING OBSERVATORY, COONABARABRAN, AUSTRALIA

All equipment administered by the Royal Observatories for which SERC holds title on 31.3.94

PART IVTHE ISAAC NEWTON GROUP, LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS

All equipment administered by the Royal Observatories for which SERC holds title on 31.3.94

PART VSOUTH AFRICAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY, NEAR SUTHERLAND, CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

All equipment or share of equipment named in an agreement with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research of South Africa currently suspended until 30.6.96, for which SERC holds title on 31.3.94

SCHEDULE 4CONTRACTS PLACED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL AND TRANSFERRED TO THE PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH COUNCIL

Contract NumberDescriptionPeriod
Lunar Sample Loan Agreement08/06/92-08/06/95

LETTER AGREEMENTS WITH NASA:—

  • MARS OBSERVER (PMIRR) — UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

  • SOHO/CLUSTER (WBD) — UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

  • GGS/POLAR (CAMMICE) — RAL

  • GGS/POLAR (HOT PLASMA COMPOSITION) — MSSL

  • CASSINI SATURN ORBITER MISSION

until 2000 (approx)
3636ANP93Loan Agreement Natural History Museum Meteorite Samples01/09/93-31/08/94
2158ANP92Contribution towards the international high energy conference20-27 July 1994
4213ANP9324th British Universities Summer School in Theoretical Elements15/12/93-01/10/94
1095ROE92Term Contract for Internal and External Decoration work at ROE01/07/92-30/06/95
1096ROE92Term Day Work - Joinery at ROE01/07/92-30/06/95
S0106/90Term Day Work Contract for Electrical Maintenance at ROE01/04/93-31/03/94
Term Day Work Contract for Mechanical Work at ROE01/04/93-31/03/94
Transfer of Skylark Jigs, Tools & Equipment to BAJ08/06/86-08/06/96
2703RGO93Drawing Design and Drafting Services Howard Design01/07/93-31/05/94
2704RGO93Drawing Design and Drafting Services Metro Design01/07/93-31/05/94
2705RGO93Drawing Design and Drafting Services Promech01/07/93-31/05/94

SCHEDULE 5CONTRACTS PLACED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL AND TRANSFERRED TO THE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

Contract NumberDescriptionPeriod
3282BTD93PHLS Cell Paste Facility01/09/93-31/03/94
3229SCI93Contribution towards Composital Systematic Biology Workshop24/07/93-05/09/94
3604BTD93Editor of Biotechnology Biobulletin Magazine01/07/93-31/03/94
3739BTD93Biochemical Engineering Sector Co-ordinator01/09/93-31/03/94
3968BTD93Consultant for Protein Engineering Sector01/10/93-31/03/94
3261ENG93IGDS in Pharmaceutical Eng01/10/93-30/09/99
IGDS in Bioprocessing01/01/94-30/09/99

SCHEDULE 6CONTRACTS PLACED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL AND TRANSFERRED TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

Contract NumberDescriptionPeriod
Enabling Agreement with Applied Learning01/12/89-termination
Loan of NASA equipment to University of Reading22/10/90-15/10/2000
NASA internet programme14/03/91-31/12/99

LETTER AGREEMENTS WITH NASA:—

  • MODIS — UCL

  • MSIR — UCL

  • AIRS/AMSU/MHS

until 2000 (approx)
2868BOS93Annual Service contract for Intruder Alarm — Digital-24/06/94
3484BOS93Renewal of Subscription for Health & Safety at work-31/10/94
2287JRS93Tri-off set white SRA2 28OG paper-23/04/94
3863JRS93Cover with KBERG for AGFA Camera, RPS 2024501/12/93-30/04/94
GTN Customer Services Agreement — CCTA18/03/93-17/03/94
2944JSU93Telephone Call Logging System01/04/91-31/03/94
2994SCI93Science Based Archaeology Co-ordinator01/07/93-30/06/95
1632SCI92ORAU Dating Service01/01/93-31/12/94
3334JSS93Consultant for Joint Superannuation Service09/08/93-31/03/94
3415JRS93Standalone Docutech Production Publisher11/10/93-10/10/98
Rank Xerox 5090 — 1104252610 Rental01/06/93-31/05/95
AGFA Maintenance of Rapiline 43 Processor01/04/93-31/03/96
Warranty on Star 400 RIP28/07/93-27/07/94
1928JR92Rydo Engineering Maintenance of Ryobi 320001/04/93-31/03/94
1785JRS92Rental of Kodak Copiers02/09/93-24/03/98
1785JRS93Kodak 235AF Rental01/09/93-31/08/96
Kodak Ektaprint K90ss Copier Rental01/09/93-31/08/99
Kodak 2110 Rental
3967BOS93Annual Maintenance of Lifts01/09/94-31/12/94
3068JSU93Annual Maintenance for ZMK 610k Shredder01/08/93-31/07/94
3023BOS93Maintenance of Forklift Truck23/07/93-31/07/94
2873JSU93Provision of Sanitary Units05/07/93-24/09/94
277/90Maintenance of Mastiff Access Control System01/01/91-31/12/95
4082BOS93Fishlocks Kitchen Equipment Maintenance01/12/93-30/11/94
Catering Contract Gardner Merchant29/03/93-28/03/95
SO/205/90Quality Control and Assurance in Radiocarbon Dating — amendment 101/10/90-30/09/94
Cleaning Contract — Checkclean28/04/93-27/04/96

SCHEDULE 7RESEARCH GRANTS, CO-ORDINATED BY THE FOLLOWING GROUPS, TRANSFERRED TO THE PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Panel for the Allocation of Telescope Time

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics Committee

  • Solar System Science Committee

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics Theory Sub-Committee

  • Solar System Science Theory Sub-Committee

  • Particle Physics Experimental Committee

  • Particle Physics Theory Sub-Committee

SCHEDULE 8RESEARCH GRANTS, CO-ORDINATED BY THE FOLLOWING GROUPS, TRANSFERRED TO THE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Biological Sciences Committee

  • Membrane Function Sub-Committee

  • Invertebrate Neurosciences Initiative Sub-Committee

  • Plant Metabolism Sub-Committee

  • Biochemistry and Cellular Processes Sub-Committee

  • Genes, Development and Evolution Sub-Committee

  • Animal Sciences and Psychology Sub-Committee

  • Biomolecular Sciences Sub-Committee

  • Biomolecular Sciences (Biology) Sub-Committee

  • Membranes Initiative/Separations Programme

  • Highly Selective Separations/SP Sub-Committee

  • Liquid-Liquid Extraction/SP Sub-Committee

  • Biotechnology Directorate and its Sub-Committees

  • Molecular Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Centre

  • Biochemical Engineering Interdisciplinary Research Centre

  • Simpler Nervous Systems Interdisciplinary Research Centre

  • Selective Drug Delivery and Targeting — LINK Programme

  • Biotransformations — LINK Programme

  • Eukaryotic Genetic Engineering — LINK Programme

  • Control of Plant Metabolism — LINK Programme

  • Protein Engineering — LINK Programme

  • Biochemical Engineering — LINK Programme

  • Biological Treatment of Soil and Water — LINK Programme

  • Cell Engineering — LINK Programme

  • Plant Sciences and Microbiology Sub-Committee

  • Molecular Biology and Genetics Sub-Committee

  • Animal Sciences and Psychology Sub-Committee

  • Biochemistry and Biophysics Sub-Committee

  • Protein Engineering Initiative

  • Molecular Recognition Initiative

SCHEDULE 9RESEARCH GRANTS, CO-ORDINATED BY THE FOLLOWING GROUPS, TRANSFERRED TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Earth Observation Programmes Board Grants Panel

  • Science-Based Archaeology Committee

  • Atmospheric Chemistry Initiative Panel

SCHEDULE 10RESEARCH GRANTS, CO-ORDINATED BY THE FOLLOWING GROUPS, TRANSFERRED TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Joint ESRC/SERC Committee

SCHEDULE 11STUDENTSHIPS, CO-ORDINATED BY THE FOLLOWING GROUPS, TRANSFERRED TO THE PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Particle Physics and Astronomy Board Education and Training Committee

  • Nuclear Physics Committee

SCHEDULE 12STUDENTSHIPS, CO-ORDINATED BY THE FOLLOWING GROUPS, TRANSFERRED TO THE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Biochemical Engineering Interdisciplinary Research Centre

  • Biotechnology Directorate

  • Simpler Nervous Systems Interdisciplinary Research Centre

  • Pharmacy Panel

  • Biology (Information Technology) Committee

  • Molecular Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Centre

  • Biological Sciences Committee

SCHEDULE 13STUDENTSHIPS, CO-ORDINATED BY THE FOLLOWING GROUPS, TRANSFERRED TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Science-based Archaeology Committee

  • Atmospheric Chemistry Initiative Panel

  • Earth Observation Programmes Board Grants Panel

SCHEDULE 14STUDENTSHIPS, CO-ORDINATED BY THE FOLLOWING GROUPS, TRANSFERRED TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

  • Joint ESRC/SERC Committee

SCHEDULE 15FELLOWSHIPS TRANSFERRED TO THE PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH COUNCIL

Postdoctoral Home Awards

(i)1.  All Astronomy and Planetary Science awards except B/93/RFH/1615

(ii)All Nuclear Physics awards except B/93/RFH/1903, B/92/RFH/1514 and B/91/RFH/ 1183

Postdoctoral Overseas Awards

(i)2.  All Astronomy and Planetary Science awards

(ii)All Nuclear Physics awards except B/93/RFO/1860

Postdoctoral NATO Awards

(i)3.  All Astronomy and Planetary Science awards

Advanced Fellowship Awards

(i)4.  All Astronomy and Planetary Science awards except B/93/AF/1616

(ii)All Nuclear Physics awards except B/90/AF/1217, B/91/AF/1368, B/92/AF/1449 and B/93/AF/1589

Senior Fellowship Awards

(i)5.  All Astronomy and Planetary Science awards

(ii)All Nuclear Physics awards

SCHEDULE 16FELLOWSHIPS TRANSFERRED TO THE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL

Postdoctoral Home Awards

(i)1.  All Biology awards

Postdoctoral Overseas Awards

(i)2.  All Biology awards

(ii)All Biotechnology Directorate awards

Postdoctoral NATO Awards

(i)3.  All Biology awards

Advanced Fellowship Awards

(i)4.  All Biology awards

Senior Fellowship Awards

(i)5.  All Biology awards

SCHEDULE 17FELLOWSHIPS TRANSFERRED TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

Postdoctoral Home Awards

(i)1.  All Science-based Archaeology awards

(ii)Astronomy and Particle Physics award B/93/RFH/1615

Advanced Fellowship Awards

(i)2.  All Science-based Archaeology awards

(ii)Astronomy and Particle Physics award B/93/AF/1616

SCHEDULE 18VEHICLES TRANSFERRED TO THE PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH COUNCIL

PART ITHE ROYAL OBSERVATORIES

All vehicles owned by the SERC and located at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh on 31.3.94

PART IIOVERSEAS

All vehicles owned by the SERC and located at Apartado 310, 38780 S/C De La Palma, Tenerife, Islas Canarias and at the Joint Astronomy Centre, 660 North A Ohoku Place, University Park, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA on 31.3.94

SCHEDULE 19RARE BOOKS AND ANTIQUITIES TRANSFERRED TO THE PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY RESEARCH COUNCIL

All that collection of rare books and antiquities, bequeathed by the Lord Crawford to the Crown and held in safe keeping at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh.

All that collection of rare books and antiquities bequeathed to the Royal Greenwich Observatory by the late Astronomer Royal, G B Airy

William Waldegrave

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

5th March 1994

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