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The National Heritage Act 1983 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1984

S.I. 1984/225 · Made 29 February 1984

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MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

Made 29th February 1984

The Lord President of the Council, in exercise of the power conferred by section 41(1) and (4) of the National Heritage Act 1983 and vested in himf1, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1983/879.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2In this Order
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule THESchedule THE
  6. Explanatory note

1

This Order may be cited as the National Heritage Act 1983 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1984.

2In this Order

  • “the Act” means the National Heritage Act 1983;

  • “the V & A” means the Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum; and

  • “the Museum Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Science Museum.

3

The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters specified in column 2 thereof) shall come into force on the 1st April 1984.

Signature

Whitelaw

Lord President of the Council

29th February 1984

Schedule THE

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Provisions of the ActSubject matter of provisions
Section 2General functions of the V & A.
Section 3Power of the V & A to form companies.
Section 4(1) to (4), (6) and (8)Initial vesting of objects in the V & A.
Section 5Certain gifts vesting in the V & A on or after vesting day.
Section 6Aquisition and disposal of objects by the V & A.
Section 7Lending and borrowing of objects by the V & A.
Section 8Finance for the V & A.
Section 10General functions of the Museum Board.
Section 11Power of the Museum Board to form companies.
Section 12(1) to (4) and (7)Initial vesting of objects in the Museum Board.
Section 13Certain gifts vesting in the Museum Board on or after vesting day.
Section 14Acquisition and disposal of objects by the Museum Board.
Section 15Lending and borrowing of objects by the Museum Board.
Section 16Finance for the Museum Board.
In Schedule 1, paragraph 9Application of certain provisions of the Exchequer and Audit Department Acts 1866 and 1921 to the V & A and the Director of the Museum.
In Schedule 1, paragraph 19Application of certain provisions of the Exchequer and Audit Department Acts 1866 and 1921 to the Museum Board and the Director of the Museum. Repeals.
Schedule 6 so far as it relates to section 47(1) of the Patents and Designs Act 1907f1 and to the entries relating to the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Science Museum in Part I of the Table in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958f2

Explanatory note

This Order brings into force those provisions of the National Heritage Act 1983 relating to the Boards of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Science Museum and to the Directors of the two Museums which have not previously been brought into force. The Order also brings into force the provisions in the 1983 Act for the repeal of section 47(1) of the Patents and Designs Act 1907 and the entries relating to the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Science Museum in Part I of the Table in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958.

In addition to the sections of the 1983 Act listed in the Schedule, the Order brings into force the rest of Schedule 1 to the Act and completes the repeals in Schedule 6 not provided for in earlier commencement orders.