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  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/17",
  "legislation_title": "National Heritage Act 1980",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to establish a National Heritage Memorial Fund for providing financial assistance for the acquisition, maintenance and preservation of land, buildings and objects of outstanding historic and other interest; to make new provision in relation to the arrangements for accepting property in satisfaction of capital transfer tax and estate duty; to provide for payments out of public funds in respect of the loss of or damage to objects loaned to or displayed in local museums and other institutions; and for purposes connected with those matters.\n[31st March 1980]",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Certain functions of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which were transferred to the Secretary of State and the Lord President of the Council respectively, by S.I. 1981/207, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I and S.I. 1983/879, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I retransferred to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by S.I. 1984/1814, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I and transferred back to the Lord President of the Council by S.I. 1986/600, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I"
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      "text": "Act: functions of the Lord President transferred to the Secretary of State (3. 7. 1992) by S.I. 1992/1311, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 Pt.I.Act: certain powers transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1"
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