# The Imperial War Museum (Board of Trustees) Order 1986

S.I. 1986/2239 · made 16 December 1986

This Order varies paragraph (1) of the Schedule to the Imperial War Museum Act 1920 in five ways. First, it reduces the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Imperial War Museum (“the Board”) to 20. Second, the Director of the British Museum is no longer to be a member ex officio of the Board. Third, the Secretary of State for Defence is to be the appointing authority for one member of the Board; previously he appointed three members. Fourth, the reference to the Government of Ceylon is now to the Government of Sri Lanka and, fifth, the reference to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is omitted in view of the dissolution of the Federation.

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## Introductory text

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Laid before Parliament in draft
Made 16th December 1986
Coming into operation 16th December 1986
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of December 1986
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order has in accordance with section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 been laid before each House of Parliament for forty days and neither House has resolved that the draft be not submitted to Her Majesty:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 1(2) of the Imperial War Museum Act 1955, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

## 1 

This Order may be cited as the Imperial War Museum (Board of Trustees) Order 1986 and shall come into operation forthwith.

## 2 

For paragraph (1) of the Schedule to the Imperial War Museum Act 1920 (which relates to the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Imperial War Museum) there shall be substituted the paragraph set out in the Schedule to this Order.

## Signature

G.I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council

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“(1) The Board shall consist of a President and nineteen other members who shall be appointed as shown in the following Table:—
Number of members appointed
Appointing authority
9
The Treasury
1
The Secretary of State for Defence
2
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
1
The Lord President of the Council
1
The Secretary of State
1
The Government of Canada
1
The Government of Australia
1
The Government of New Zealand
1
The Government of India
1
The Government of Sri Lanka
”

## Explanatory note

This Order varies paragraph (1) of the Schedule to the Imperial War Museum Act 1920 in five ways. First, it reduces the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Imperial War Museum (“the Board”) to 20. Second, the Director of the British Museum is no longer to be a member ex officio of the Board. Third, the Secretary of State for Defence is to be the appointing authority for one member of the Board; previously he appointed three members. Fourth, the reference to the Government of Ceylon is now to the Government of Sri Lanka and, fifth, the reference to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is omitted in view of the dissolution of the Federation.

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