National Trust Act 1971
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1971 c. vi |
| Year | 1971 |
National Trust Act 1971 c. vi 1
ELIZABETH II
1971 CHAPTER vi
An Act to amend the constitution of the National Trust
for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; to
amend the National Trust Acts 1907 to 1953; to confer
further powers on the said National Trust; and for
other purposes. [17th February 1971]
^T7HEREAS—
(1) By the National Trust Act 1907 (in this Act referred to as
1907
c.
cxxxvi.
" the Act of 1907 ") the National Trust for Places of Historic
Interest or Natural Beauty (in this Act referred to as " the
National Trust ") was incorporated:
(2) The National Trust was established for the general purposes
of promoting the permanent preservation for the benefit of the
nation of lands and tenements, including buildings, of beauty or
historic interest, and as regards lands for the preservation, so far
as practicable, of their natural aspect, features and animal and
plant life:
(3) By the National Trust Charity Scheme Confirmation Act
1919
c.
Ixxxiv.
1919,
the National Trust Act 1937, the National Trust Act 1939
1937
c. Mi.
and the National Trust Act 1953, the purposes of the National
1939
c. Ixxxvi.
Trust were extended and further powers were conferred on the
1953
c. vii.
National Trust:
C. VI National Trust Act 1971
(4) Since the incorporation of the National Trust as aforesaid
the membership of the National Trust, the property in its ownership
and its responsibilities have all greatly increased, and it is
expedient that the constitution of the National Trust should be
amended as in this Act provided:
(5) It is expedient that the other powers contained in this Act
should be conferred on the National Trust and that the other
provisions contained in this Act should be enacted:
(6) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the
authority of Parliament:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted,
and be 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
:—
Short and
collective
titles.
Division of
Act into
Parts.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1.—(1)
This Act may be cited as the National Trust Act 1971.
(2) The National Trust Acts 1907 to 1953 and this Act may be
cited together as the National Trust Acts 1907 to 1971.
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows:—
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Constitution of National Trust.
Part III.—General powers.
Part IV.—River Wey Navigation and Godalming Navigation.
Part V.—Miscellaneous.
1907 c. cxxxvi
1937 c. Ivii.
1953 c. vii.
Interpretation.
3.—(1)
In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise
requires—
" the Act of 1907 " means the National Trust Act 1907;
" the Act of 1937 " means the National Trust Act 1937;
" the Act of 1953 " means the National Trust Act 1953;
" appointed member" means a member of the council
appointed pursuant to section 8 (Appointed members of
council) of this Act;
" the council" means the council of the National Trust
constituted in accordance with this Act;
" elected member " means a member of the council elected
pursuant to section 7 (Elected members of council) of
this Act;
" the existing council" means the council of the National
Trust constituted in accordance with the Act of 1907;
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