# The Research Councils (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 1994, Article 2: Interpretation


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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/611/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/research-councils-transfer-of-property-etc-order-1994/article-2
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