Appendix A: Glossary of abbreviations and references
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| MAFF | Ministry of Fisheries and Food |
| CIB | Companies Investigation Branch of DTI |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| SIB | Securities and Investment Board |
| TSD | Treasury Solicitor's Department |
| The corporation | the Ostrich Farming Corporation Limited |
| The club | the Ostrich Owners Club |
| company M | a company closed down by DTI's actions |
| company Y | a company which provided sales support to the corporation |
| company W | another company which provided sales support to the corporation |
| Mr Q | one of the corporation's directors |
| Mr R | another of the corporation's directors |
| Mr S | a director of company M |
| vetting officer A | the officer who carried out the March/April 1995 vet |
| vetting officer B | the officer who carried out the October/November vet |
| officer D | a supervisor in CIB |
| officer E and officer F | the CIB officers who carried out the section 447 investigation |
| Mr Z | the expert on ostriches recommended by MAFF |
| The 1967 Act | the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 |
| The 1985 Act | the Companies Act 1985 |
| The 1986 Act | the Insolvency Act 1986 |
