Section 13 Short title, commencement, transitional provisions and repeals.

This Act may be cited as the British Museum Act 1963.

Subject to the following subsection, this Act shall come into operation on such day as the Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

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Bylaws, ordinances, statutes or rules in force immediately before the commencement of this Act under section 14 or 15 of the M1British Museum Act 1753 shall not be invalidated by the repeal of that Act but shall have effect in relation to each Museum, with such modifications as may be necessary in consequence of the provisions of this Act, as if they were rules made by the Trustees of that Museum under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule to this Act.