Museums and Galleries Act 1992

1 (1) The body corporate established by section 8 of the M1 British Museum Act 1963 with the name of “the Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History)” and the museum known as “the British Museum (Natural History)” shall instead be known respectively as “ the Trustees of the Natural History Museum ” and “ the Natural History Museum ”. E+W+S+N.I.

(2) The amendments specified in the following provisions of this paragraph are made in consequence of sub-paragraph (1) above.

(3) In the British Museum Act 1963—

(a) the words “Natural History Museum” shall be substituted for the words “ British Museum (Natural History) ” wherever occurring in sections 8(1) and (3) and 10(1); and

(b) in Schedule 2, in paragraph 4, for the words “that Museum” there shall be substituted the words “ the Natural History Museum ”.

(4) In Schedule 8 to the M2 Superannuation Act 1965 (which specifies certain kinds of employment service in which is treated as service in the permanent civil service for pension purposes) for the words “British Museum (Natural History)” there shall be substituted the words “ Natural History Museum ”.

(5) In Schedule 1 to the M3 Superannuation Act 1972 (which specifies certain kinds of employment to persons serving in which section 1 of that Act applies) for the words “British Museum (Natural History)” there shall be substituted the words “ Natural History Museum ”.

(6) In section 1(1) of the M4 Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972 (which specifies the museums and galleries which may make admission charges) for paragraph (b) (the British Museum (Natural History)) there shall be substituted—

“(b) the Natural History Museum;”.

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(8) In section 507(1)(d) of the M5 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (tax exemption for the Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History)) for the words “British Museum (Natural History)” there shall be substituted the words “ Natural History Museum ”.

(9) In section 271(6)(a) of the M6 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (exemption from tax on chargeable gains for the Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) etc) for the words “British Museum (Natural History)” there shall be substituted the words “ Natural History Museum ”.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 Sch. 8 para. 1(7) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIII Group1

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 1(1)-(6)(8)(9) in force at 1.9.1992 see s. 11(4) and S.I. 1992/1874, art. 2

Marginal Citations

M1 1963 c. 24.

M2 1965 c. 74.

M3 1972 c. 11.

M4 1972 c. 73.

M5 1988 c. 1.

M6 1992 c. 12.