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British Museum Act 1924

As Enacted Cited in Amendments 3 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1924 c. 23
Year1924


British Museum Act, 1924

(14 & 15 Geo. 5.) CHAPTER 23.

An Act to enable the Trustees of the British Museum to make loans of objects comprised in the collections of the British Museum for public exhibition, and to make regulations for that purpose.

[1st August 1924]

Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

S-1 Power of Trustees to make loans of objects for public exhibition.

1 Power of Trustees to make loans of objects for public exhibition.

(1) The Trustees of the British Museum shall have power at their discretion, and under such regulations as they may think fit from time to time to prescribe, to lend, for public exhibition in any gallery or museum under the control of a public authority or university in Great Britain, any duplicates of printed books, prints, medals, coins or of other objects comprised in the collections of the Museum, or any object, not being a duplicate, which in their opinion can be temporarily removed from the Museum without injury to the interests of students or of the public visiting the exhibition galleries of the Museum.

(2) Before making any such loan the Trustees shall be satisfied that due provision is made for the safety and insurance of the specimens lent and for payment of all expenses in connection with the removal and return of the said specimens or otherwise in connection with such loan.

S-2 Saving clause.

2 Saving clause.

2. Except in so far as is hereinbefore expressed, nothing in this Act shall affect the rights, powers, duties or obligations of the Trustees of the British Museum.

S-3 Short title.

3 Short title.

3. This Act shall be cited for all purposes as theBritish Museum Act, 1924.

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