7 Interpretation.

(1)

In this Act—

F1“Board of Trustees” means the Board of Trustees of the Science Museum established under section 9 of the National Heritage Act 1983;

“designated”, in relation to a record or artefact, means designated, or of a class or description designated, by the F2Board of Trustees under section 3 above, and “designation” shall be construed accordingly;

“disposal”, in relation to a designated record or artefact, includes—

(a)

a lease or loan of the record or artefact for a period which exceeds twelve months, or for any period to a person to whom the record or artefact has been leased or loaned at any time in the preceding twelve months;

(b)

the creation of any security over the record or artefact,

and “dispose” shall be construed accordingly.

(2)

In this Act expressions which are also used in the M1Railways Act 1993 have the same meanings as in that Act.