The British Science Council attempts to define science. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/mar/03/science-definition-council-francis-bacon
In addition to the problem noted in the article (viz., that the definition doesn't distinguish science from many humanistic disciplines, such a history), I think the use of the term "evidence" here is vague. "Empirical evidence" might have been better. As it now stands, those who, for instance, use citations from Scripture as "evidence" for a claim, could also claim to be "scientists" under this definition.
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