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Part IE+W+S+N.I. The British Museum and the British Museum (Natural History)

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I1Sch. 8 Pt. I partly in force: Sch. 8 Pt. I except for para. 1(7) in force at 1.9.1992 see s. 11(4) and S.I. 1992/1874, art. 2

British Museum (Natural History): change of nameE+W+S+N.I.

1(1)The body corporate established by section 8 of the M1British 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 M2Superannuation 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 M3Superannuation 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 M4Museums 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;.

F1(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(8)In section 507(1)(d) of the M5Income 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 M6Taxation 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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F1Sch. 8 para. 1(7) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIII Group1

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I2Sch. 8 para. 1(1)-(6)(8)(9) in force at 1.9.1992 see s. 11(4) and S.I. 1992/1874, art. 2

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Transfer of certain Ministerial functionsE+W+S+N.I.

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The British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894E+W+S+N.I.

3(1)Section 2 of the M7British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894 (which requires the purchased property to be managed in such manner as the Treasury may direct and the net rents and profits to be paid into the Exchequer) shall cease to have effect.E+W+S+N.I.

(2)In section 2A of that Act (the purchased property not to be sold without the consent of the Treasury and any proceeds of sale to be paid into the Exchequer) for the words from “Treasury” onwards there shall be substituted the words “ Lord President of the Council ”.

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Commencement Information

I3Sch. 8 para. 3 wholly in force at 1.9.1992 see s. 11(4) and S.I. 1992/1874, art. 2

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The Charities Act 1960E+W

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F3Sch. 8 para. 4 repealed (1.8.1993) by 1993 c. 10, ss. 98(2), 99(1), Sch.7

The British Museum Act 1963E+W+S+N.I.

5In consequence of section 6 of this Act, in the M8British Museum Act 1963, the words “ or section 6 of the Museums and Galleries Act 1992 ” shall be inserted—E+W+S+N.I.

(a)at the end of section 3(4); and

(b)after the word “section” in section 5(3).

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I4Sch. 8 para. 5 wholly in force at 1.9.1992 see s. 11(4) and S.I. 1992/1874, art. 2

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