LegalizeThe National Heritage Act 1983 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1984
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 him[^f00001], hereby makes the following Order:—
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This Order may be cited as the National Heritage Act 1983 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1984.
In this Order
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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.
THE SCHEDULE
| 1 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter of provisions |
| Section 2 | General functions of the V & A. |
| Section 3 | Power of the V & A to form companies. |
| Section 4(1) to (4), (6) and (8) | Initial vesting of objects in the V & A. |
| Section 5 | Certain gifts vesting in the V & A on or after vesting day. |
| Section 6 | Aquisition and disposal of objects by the V & A. |
| Section 7 | Lending and borrowing of objects by the V & A. |
| Section 8 | Finance for the V & A. |
| Section 10 | General functions of the Museum Board. |
| Section 11 | Power of the Museum Board to form companies. |
| Section 12(1) to (4) and (7) | Initial vesting of objects in the Museum Board. |
| Section 13 | Certain gifts vesting in the Museum Board on or after vesting day. |
| Section 14 | Acquisition and disposal of objects by the Museum Board. |
| Section 15 | Lending and borrowing of objects by the Museum Board. |
| Section 16 | Finance for the Museum Board. |
| In Schedule 1, paragraph 9 | Application 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 19 | Application 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 1907[^f00002] 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 1958[^f00003] |
Signed
Whitelaw — Lord President of the Council — 29th February 1984
Explanatory note
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.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1983/879.
[^f00002]: 7 Edw. 7. c.29
[^f00003]: 6 & 7 Eliz.2. c.51.
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