
1 
This Order may be cited as the Research Councils (Transfer of Property etc.) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.
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.
3 

(1) Subject to any provision which is otherwise made by this Order, all land and rights or liabilities in relation to such land held acquired or incurred by the AFRC, including the interest of the AFRC in the Polaris House Site, shall be transferred to the BBSRC.
(2) Where by virtue of this Order any hereditament comprising land is transferred from the AFRC to the BBSRC any property in or on the land including any movable property shall be transferred to the BBSRC.
(3) Subject to any provision of this Order, all rights and liabilities arising in relation to any contract for goods or services to be provided by or to the AFRC shall be transferred to the BBSRC.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Article and of Article 4, all rights and liabilities arising in relation to any activities of the AFRC as a Research Council including any liability for a guarantee, indemnity or financial assistance by way of grant or otherwise shall be transferred to the BBSRC.
(5) Paragraph (4) applies to a liability imposed by or under any statutory provision as it applies to a liability which is undertaken voluntarily.
4 

(1) All rights, powers, duties and liabilities under or relating to any contract of employment whereby any person is employed by the AFRC before the coming into force of this Order shall be transferred to the BBSRC.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Article, all rights, powers, duties and liabilities under or relating to any contract of employment whereby any person is employed by the SERC before the coming into force of this Order shall be transferred to the EPSRC.
(3) All rights, powers, duties and liabilities under or relating to any contract of employment referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article shall be transferred to—
(a) the PPARC in the case of any person assigned to the “PPARC team”,
(b) the BBSRC in the case of any person assigned to the “BBSRC team”,
(c) the NERC in the case of any person assigned to the “NERC team”.
(4) All rights, powers, duties and liabilities accruing or arising under the AFRC Superannuation Scheme and the SERC Principal Superannuation Scheme shall be transferred to the BBSRC.
5 

(1) Where any person transferred by virtue of this Order to the employment of EPSRC or PPARC is a person who, by virtue of paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 3 to the Science and Technology Act 1965 (application of Atomic Energy Authority pension scheme to persons employed for the purposes of research into nuclear science), is included immediately before the transfer in the persons for whom a scheme may be maintained under paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 to the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1954—
(a) that person shall continue to be so included in respect of his employment with the EPSRC or the PPARC; and
(b) any scheme which is so maintained shall have effect after that transfer as regards that person as if the employment to which he is transferred were a continuation of the employment in respect of which he fell to be so included before the transfer.
(2) The EPSRC and the PPARC shall each pay to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (in addition to any sums required to be paid in consequence of the transfer by virtue of this Order of any liability under paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 3 to the Science and Technology Act 1965) such sums in respect of
(a) any payments falling by virtue of paragraph (1) above to be made by the Authority to or in respect of a person transferred to the employment of EPSRC or, as the case may be, PPARC, and
(b) the accruing liability for any such payments, as may be agreed between the Council in question and the Authority or as may, in default of agreement, be determined by the Treasury.
6 

(1) Subject to any provision which is otherwise made by this Order, all land and rights or liabilities in relation to such land held acquired or incurred by the SERC shall be transferred to the EPSRC.
(2) All that land, and any immovable property on the land, which forms the interest of the SERC in the Polaris House Site shall be transferred to the EPSRC.
(3) Subject to any provision 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 the EPSRC.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Order all rights and liabilities arising in relation to any activities of the SERC as a Research Council (except those referred to in paragraph (5) of this Article) and including any liability for a guarantee, indemnity or financial assistance by way of grant or otherwise shall be transferred to the EPSRC.
(5) All rights and liabilities arising in relation to any civil proceedings and concerning the activities of the SERC as a Research Council in the fields of astronomy and planetary science or the work of the Royal Observatories shall be transferred to the PPARC.
(6) Paragraphs (4) and (5) apply to a liability imposed by or under any statutory provision as they apply to a liability which is undertaken voluntarily.
(7) The monies constituting the final working balance of the SERC shall be transferred to the EPSRC, the PPARC, the BBSRC and the NERC in the proportions of 69.5%, 18.0%, 10.5% and 2.0% respectively.
7 
Subject to the provisions of this Order all land including any property in or on the land held and used by the SERC together with rights or liabilities in relation to such land acquired or incurred by the SERC and which is specified in—
(1) Part I of Schedule 1;
(2) Parts II, III and IV of Schedule 1;
(3) Schedule 2;
shall, in the case of paragraph (1), be transferred to the PPARC and in the case of paragraph (2), shall be so transferred subject to any requirement of the law of the place where the land is situate, and in the case of paragraph (3) shall be transferred to the NERC.
8 
Subject to the provisions of this Order movable property and equipment including any vehicle owned, held or used by the SERC on the date of the coming into force of this Order and which is specified in—
(1) Part I of Schedule 3, Part I of Schedule 18, and Schedule 19;
(2) Parts II, III, IV and V of Schedule 3, and Part II of Schedule 18;
shall, in the case of paragraph (1), be transferred to the PPARC and in the case of paragraph (2), shall be so transferred subject to any requirement of the law of the place where such equipment is to be found.
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”.
10 
Subject to the provisions of this Order all rights and liabilities of the SERC arising in relation to the award of research grants, studentships and fellowships shall be transferred to—
(a) the PPARC if specified in Schedule 7, 11 or 15;
(b) the BBSRC if specified in Schedule 8, 12 or 16;
(c) the NERC if specified in Schedule 9, 13 or 17;
(d) the ESRC if specified in Schedule 10 or 14.
SCHEDULE 1
PART I

Properties of the Royal Observatories Address
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and Observatory car park Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3JH
Land leased for car park from Edinburgh District Council adjacent to the Observatory site, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh
Garages (2) located at 69 Mayfield Road, Edinburgh
Royal Greenwich Observatory site leased from the University of Cambridge Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EZ
PART II

Properties of the Royal Observatories in Hawaii Address
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 Australia Address
Land leased at the Siding Spring Observatory between the Australian National University and the SERC dated 1.7.71 Co Gowen, Parish of Woorut and Co Baradine, Parish of Wheoh, Siding Spring Mountain, near Coonabarabran.
Houses leased to the Anglo Australian Telescope Board 4 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 Palma Address
Observatory land leased from the Instituto de Astrofisica De Canarias dated 26.5.79 Roque 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 ASea level office, Part BSea 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 2

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 Observatories Address
Satellite Laser Ranger on land leased from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada located at Herstmonceux, Nr Hailsham, East Sussex

SCHEDULE 3
PART I
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 II
All equipment administered by the Royal Observatories for which SERC holds title on 31.3.94

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

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

PART V
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 4


Contract Number Description Period
 Lunar Sample Loan Agreement 08/06/92-08/06/95
 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)
3636ANP93 Loan Agreement Natural History Museum Meteorite Samples 01/09/93-31/08/94
2158ANP92 Contribution towards the international high energy conference 20-27 July 1994
4213ANP93 24th British Universities Summer School in Theoretical Elements 15/12/93-01/10/94
1095ROE92 Term Contract for Internal and External Decoration work at ROE 01/07/92-30/06/95
1096ROE92 Term Day Work - Joinery at ROE 01/07/92-30/06/95
S0106/90 Term Day Work Contract for Electrical Maintenance at ROE 01/04/93-31/03/94
 Term Day Work Contract for Mechanical Work at ROE 01/04/93-31/03/94
 Transfer of Skylark Jigs, Tools & Equipment to BAJ 08/06/86-08/06/96
2703RGO93 Drawing Design and Drafting Services Howard Design 01/07/93-31/05/94
2704RGO93 Drawing Design and Drafting Services Metro Design 01/07/93-31/05/94
2705RGO93 Drawing Design and Drafting Services Promech 01/07/93-31/05/94
SCHEDULE 5


Contract Number Description Period
3282BTD93 PHLS Cell Paste Facility 01/09/93-31/03/94
3229SCI93 Contribution towards Composital Systematic Biology Workshop 24/07/93-05/09/94
3604BTD93 Editor of Biotechnology Biobulletin Magazine 01/07/93-31/03/94
3739BTD93 Biochemical Engineering Sector Co-ordinator 01/09/93-31/03/94
3968BTD93 Consultant for Protein Engineering Sector 01/10/93-31/03/94
3261ENG93 IGDS in Pharmaceutical Eng 01/10/93-30/09/99
 IGDS in Bioprocessing 01/01/94-30/09/99
SCHEDULE 6


Contract Number Description Period
 Enabling Agreement with Applied Learning 01/12/89-termination
 Loan of NASA equipment to University of Reading 22/10/90-15/10/2000
 NASA internet programme 14/03/91-31/12/99
 LETTER AGREEMENTS WITH NASA:—
— MODIS — UCL
— MSIR — UCL
— AIRS/AMSU/MHS until 2000 (approx)
2868BOS93 Annual Service contract for Intruder Alarm — Digital -24/06/94
3484BOS93 Renewal of Subscription for Health & Safety at work -31/10/94
2287JRS93 Tri-off set white SRA2 28OG paper -23/04/94
3863JRS93 Cover with KBERG for AGFA Camera, RPS 20245 01/12/93-30/04/94
 GTN Customer Services Agreement — CCTA 18/03/93-17/03/94
2944JSU93 Telephone Call Logging System 01/04/91-31/03/94
2994SCI93 Science Based Archaeology Co-ordinator 01/07/93-30/06/95
1632SCI92 ORAU Dating Service 01/01/93-31/12/94
3334JSS93 Consultant for Joint Superannuation Service 09/08/93-31/03/94
3415JRS93 Standalone Docutech Production Publisher 11/10/93-10/10/98
 Rank Xerox 5090 — 1104252610 Rental 01/06/93-31/05/95
 AGFA Maintenance of Rapiline 43 Processor 01/04/93-31/03/96
 Warranty on Star 400 RIP 28/07/93-27/07/94
1928JR92 Rydo Engineering Maintenance of Ryobi 3200 01/04/93-31/03/94
1785JRS92 Rental of Kodak Copiers 02/09/93-24/03/98
1785JRS93 Kodak 235AF Rental 01/09/93-31/08/96
 Kodak Ektaprint K90ss Copier Rental 01/09/93-31/08/99
 Kodak 2110 Rental
3967BOS93 Annual Maintenance of Lifts 01/09/94-31/12/94
3068JSU93 Annual Maintenance for ZMK 610k Shredder 01/08/93-31/07/94
3023BOS93 Maintenance of Forklift Truck 23/07/93-31/07/94
2873JSU93 Provision of Sanitary Units 05/07/93-24/09/94
277/90 Maintenance of Mastiff Access Control System 01/01/91-31/12/95
4082BOS93 Fishlocks Kitchen Equipment Maintenance 01/12/93-30/11/94
 Catering Contract Gardner Merchant 29/03/93-28/03/95
SO/205/90 Quality Control and Assurance in Radiocarbon Dating — amendment 1 01/10/90-30/09/94
 Cleaning Contract — Checkclean 28/04/93-27/04/96
SCHEDULE 7


 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 8


 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 9


 Earth Observation Programmes Board Grants Panel
 Science-Based Archaeology Committee
 Atmospheric Chemistry Initiative Panel

SCHEDULE 10


 Joint ESRC/SERC Committee

SCHEDULE 11


 Particle Physics and Astronomy Board Education and Training Committee
 Nuclear Physics Committee

SCHEDULE 12


 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 13


 Science-based Archaeology Committee
 Atmospheric Chemistry Initiative Panel
 Earth Observation Programmes Board Grants Panel

SCHEDULE 14


 Joint ESRC/SERC Committee

SCHEDULE 15
1 

(i) 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
2 

(i) All Astronomy and Planetary Science awards
(ii) All Nuclear Physics awards except B/93/RFO/1860
3 

(i) All Astronomy and Planetary Science awards
4 

(i) 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
5 

(i) All Astronomy and Planetary Science awards
(ii) All Nuclear Physics awards
SCHEDULE 16
1 

(i) All Biology awards
2 

(i) All Biology awards
(ii) All Biotechnology Directorate awards
3 

(i) All Biology awards
4 

(i) All Biology awards
5 

(i) All Biology awards
SCHEDULE 17
1 

(i) All Science-based Archaeology awards
(ii) Astronomy and Particle Physics award B/93/RFH/1615
2 

(i) All Science-based Archaeology awards
(ii) Astronomy and Particle Physics award B/93/AF/1616
SCHEDULE 18
PART I
All vehicles owned by the SERC and located at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh on 31.3.94

PART II
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 19

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