http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/17/section/3National Heritage Act 1980An Act to establish a National Heritage Memorial Fund for providing financial assistance for the acquisition, maintenance and preservation of land, buildings and objects of outstanding historic and other interest; to make new provision in relation to the arrangements for accepting property in satisfaction of capital transfer tax and estate duty; to provide for payments out of public funds in respect of the loss of or damage to objects loaned to or displayed in local museums and other institutions; and for purposes connected with those matters.1980-07-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-06-04Expert Participation2024-04-01 Part I31The powers of the Trustees to give financial assistance under this section are exercisable in the case of things of any kind which are of scenic, historic, archaeological, aesthetic, architectural, engineering, artistic or scientific interest, including animals and plants which are of zoological or botanical interest.2The Trustees may, for the purpose of—asecuring the preservation or enhancement of such things,bencouraging the study and understanding of them and the compilation and dissemination of information about them,csecuring or improving access to them, or their display,dencouraging enjoyment of them, oreencouraging the maintenance and development of the skills required for their preservation or enhancement,or for any purpose ancillary to those purposes, give financial assistance for any project which appears to them to be of public benefit.3The projects for which financial assistance may be given under this section for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (2) above include (among others) projects for any person to whom the assistance is to be given to—aacquire property of any kind (including land),bconstruct or convert buildings,ccarry out other works, ordprovide education or training.4Before giving any financial assistance under this section for any project, the Trustees—ashall obtain any expert advice about the project they consider appropriate, andbmust be satisfied that the project is of importance to the national heritage.5Financial assistance under this section shall be given by way of grant or loan out of the Fund, and in giving such assistance the Trustees may impose any conditions they think fit.6The conditions that may be imposed in giving such assistance may relate (among other things) to—amaintenance, repair, insurance and safe-keeping,bmeans of access or display,cdisposal or lending, ordrepayment of grant or loan.7In giving any financial assistance under this section for any project for the preservation or enhancement of anything, or determining the conditions on which such assistance is to be given, the Trustees shall bear in mind the desirability of public access to, or the public display of, the thing in question and of its enjoyment by the public.8The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, apply sums received by him under this section as money provided by Parliament instead of paying them into the Consolidated FundS. 3 substituted (4.3.1998) by 1997 c. 14, s. 1(1); S.I. 1998/292, art.2