2 Power to return victims’ property

(1) A body to which this Act applies may transfer an object from its collections if the following conditions are met.

(2) Condition 1 is that the Advisory Panel has recommended the transfer.

(3) Condition 2 is that the Secretary of State has approved the Advisory Panel’s recommendation.

(4) The Secretary of State may approve a recommendation for the transfer of an object from the collections of a Scottish body only with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(5) “Scottish body” means—

• The Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland,

• The Trustees of the National Library of Scotland,

• The Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland.

(6) The power conferred by subsection (1) does not affect any trust or condition subject to which any object is held.

(7) The power conferred by subsection (1) is an additional power.