# The British Museum (Authorised Repositories) Order 2021, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order creates a new authorised repository for the collections of the British Museum, by adding a further site to those already listed in Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the British Museum Act 1963, namely the site known as the British Museum Archaeological Research Collection in Shinfield, Reading. It also removes from Part 1 of Schedule 3 the site of an authorised repository (namely 6 Burlington Gardens, in London) which is no longer used by the Museum.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/499/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-museum-authorised-repositories-order-2021/note
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