Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 94

Museums And Galleries

The Natural History Museum (Authorised Repositories) Order 2018

Made

23rd January 2018

Laid before Parliament

31st January 2018

Coming into force

21st February 2018

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(2) of the British Museum Act 1963(1) and now vested in the Secretary of State(2), with the agreement of the Trustees of the Natural History Museum(3).

1. This Order may be cited as the Natural History Museum (Authorised Repositories) Order 2018 and comes into force on 21st February 2018.

2. After paragraph 4 of Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the British Museum Act 1963 insert the following paragraph –

“5. The site in Keyworth known as British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG bounded by Platt Lane to the west and Nicker Hill to the south.”

Michael Ellis

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

23rd January 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order creates a new authorised repository for the Natural History Museum, namely the site in Keyworth known as British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG bounded by Platt Lane to the west and Nicker Hill to the south.

(1)

1963.c.24; section 10(2) was amended by S.I. 1988/1836.

(2)

S.I. 1992/1311, article 3(1) and Part 1 of Schedule 1.

(3)

1963.c.24; section 8 was amended by 1992.c.44.