Museums and Gymnasiums Act 1891
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1891 c. 22 |
Museums and Gymnasiums Act, 1891
(54 & 55 Vict.) CHAPTER 22.
An Act to enable Urban Authorities to provide and maintain Museums and Gymnasiums.
[3rd July 1891]
B E it enacted by the Queen'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:
1 Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as theMuseums and Gymnasiums Act, 1891.
2 Extent of Act.
(1)2.—(1.) This Act shall extend to any district where the same is adopted as herein-after provided, but only so far as the adoption extends.
(2) (2.) This Act shall not extend to Scotland or the administrative county of London.
3 Adoption of Act.
(1)3.—(1.) This Act may be adopted by any urban authority for their district either wholly or so far as it relates to museums only or to gymnasiums only.
(2) (2.) The adoption shall be by a resolution passed at a meeting of the urban authority, and one month at least before such meeting special notice of the meeting and of the intention to propose such resolution shall be given to every member of the authority, and the notice shall be deemed to have been duly given to a member of it, if it is either—
(a. ) Given in the mode in which notices to attend meetings of the authority are usually given; or
(b. ) Where there is no such mode, then signed by the clerk of the authority, and delivered to the member or left at his usual or last known place of abode in England, or forwarded by post in a prepaid letter, addressed to the member at his usual or last known place of abode in England.
(3) (3.) Such resolution shall be published by advertisement in some one or more newspapers circulating within the district of the authority, and by causing notice thereof to be affixed to the principal doors of every church and chapel in the place to which notices are usually fixed, and otherwise in such manner as the authority think sufficient for giving notice thereof to all persons interested, and shall come into operation at a time not less than one month after the first publication of the advertisement of the resolution as the authority may by the resolution fix, and upon its coming into operation the Act shall extend to that district.
(4) (4.) A copy of the resolution shall be sent to the Local Government Board.
(5) (5.) A copy of the advertisement shall be conclusive evidence of the resolution having been passed, unless the contrary be shown; and no objection to the effect of the resolution, on the ground that notice of the intention to propose the same was not duly given, or on the ground that the resolution was not sufficiently published, shall be made after three months from the date of the first advertisement.
4 Power to provide museum and gymnasium.
4. An urban authority may provide and maintain museums for the reception of local antiquities or other objects of interest, and gymnasiums with all the apparatus ordinarily used therewith, and may erect any buildings, and generally do all things necessary for the provision and maintenance of such museums and gymnasiums.
5 Admission to museum.
5. A museum provided under this Act shall be open to the public not less than three days in every week free of charge, but subject thereto an urban authority may admit any person or class of persons thereto as they think fit, and may charge fees for such admission, or may grant the use of the same or of any room therein, either gratuitously or for payment, to any person for any lecture or exhibition, or for any purpose of education or instruction, and the admission to the museum or room the use of which is so granted may be either with or without payment as directed by the urban authority, or with the consent of the urban authority by the person to whom the use of the museum or room is granted.
6 Admission to gymnasium.
(1)6.—(1.) A gymnasium provided under this Act shall be open to the public free of charge for not less than two hours a day during five days in every week.
(2) (2.) Subject thereto the urban authority—
(a. ) may regulate the admission of the public to such gymnasium, either by classes or otherwise as they think fit, and may charge fees for such admission; and
(b. ) may, for not more than two hours in each day, grant the exclusive use thereof to any person or body of persons for the purpose of gymnastic exercises, for such payment and on such terms and conditions as they think fit.
(3) (3.) An urban authority may (for not more than twenty-four days in one year nor more than six consecutive days) close the gymnasium for use as a gymnasium, and grant the use of the same gratuitously or for payment to any person for the purpose of any lecture, exhibition, public meeting, entertainment, or other public purpose, and the admission on such days shall be either with or without payment as directed by the urban authority, or with the consent of the urban authority by the person to whom the use of the same is granted.
7 Regulations and byelaws.
(1)7.—(1.) An urban authority may make...
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