
1 
This Order may be cited as The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Trading Fund Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st July 2001.
2 
The 1993, 1995 and 1996 Orders shall be varied in accordance with the following Articles.
3 
The following operations shall from 1st July 2001 continue to be funded operations—
 the Security Division, which comprises—
 the Centre for Defence Analysis
 the Chemical and Biological Defence Sector
 the Chemical and Electronic Systems Sector
 the Defence Research Information Centre
 the Defence Radiological Protection Service
 the Integrated Systems Sector.
4 
All other operations not included in Article 3 of this Order shall from 1st July 2001 cease to be funded operations. Those operations are—
 the Business Services Division
 the Defence Programmes Division
 the Defence Diversification Agency
 the Future Systems Technology Division
 the Knowledge and Information Systems Division
 the Sensors and Electronic Division
 the Through Life Support Division.
5 
The Crown assets and liabilities set out in Schedule 1 to this Order shall remain as assets and liabilities of the Fund.
6 
50 per cent of the amount by which the aggregate of the values of the assets set out in Schedule 1 to this Order exceed the aggregate of the amounts of the liabilities so set out, shall be treated as public dividend capital of the Fund.
7 
The maximum amount that may be issued to the Fund by way of loan shall be £100,000,000.
8 
The Crown assets and liabilities set out in Schedule 2 to this Order shall cease to be assets and liabilities of the Fund.
9 
The Fund, as amended by the terms of this Order, shall be known as the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Trading Fund.
Geoffrey Hoon
Secretary of State for Defence
27th March 2001We concur
Greg Pope
Jim Dowd
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
28th March 2001
SCHEDULE 1
Article 5

 Freehold and other interests in land and buildings as at 1st July 2001, used or allocated for use in the continuing operations.
 Plant, facilities, machinery, fixtures, fittings, equipment and computer hardware and software, as at that date, used or allocated for use in the continuing operations.
 Intangible assets arising from the continuing operations as carried on up to that date.
 Net current assets as at that date relating to the use or allocation for use in, or arising from, the continuing operations.


 Long term liabilities and provisions as at 1st July 2001 in relation to the continuing operations.

SCHEDULE 2
Article 8

 Freehold and other interests in land and buildings as at 1st July 2001, used or allocated for use in the operations ceasing to be funded.
 Plant, facilities, machinery, fixtures, fittings, equipment and computer hardware and software, as at that date, used or allocated for use in the operations ceasing to be funded.
 Intangible assets arising from the operations ceasing to be funded as carried on up to that date.
 Net current assets as at that date relating to the use or allocation for use in, or arising from, the operations ceasing to be funded.


 Long term liabilities and provisions as at 1st July 2001 in relation to the operations ceasing to be funded.
