# National Heritage Act 1980, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.
[31st March 1980]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/17/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-heritage-act-1980/introduction
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