# National Heritage Act 1980, Section 1: Establishment of National Heritage Memorial Fund.

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

(1) There shall be a fund known as the National Heritage Memorial Fund, to be a memorial to those who have died for the United Kingdom, established in succession to the National Land Fund, which shall be applicable for the purposes specified in this Part of this Act.
(2) The Fund shall be vested in and administered by a body corporate known as the Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and consisting of a chairman and not more than fourteen other members appointed by the Prime Minister.
(3) The persons appointed under this section shall include persons who have knowledge, experience or interests relevant to the purposes for which the Fund may be applied and who are connected by residence or otherwise with England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.
(3A) The Prime Minister shall consult the Scottish Ministers before appointing—
(a) the chairman of the Trustees, and
(b) any person under this section on the ground that he is connected by residence or otherwise with Scotland.
(4) References in this Part of this Act to the Trustees are to the body constituted by subsection (2) above; and Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Trustees and the discharge of their functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/17/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-heritage-act-1980/section-1
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