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Article 2 Interpretation

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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.