http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/47/section/25National Heritage Act 1983An Act to establish Boards of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum, the Armouries and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to transfer property to them and confer functions on them, to make provision in relation to government grants to, and employment by, armed forces museums, to establish a Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, to confer functions on the Commission, to dissolve the Historic Buildings Council for England and the Ancient Monuments Board for England, to amend certain enactments relating to the heritage and for connected purposes.1983-05-13texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-12-27Expert Participation2024-11-04 251With the consent of the Secretary of State and subject to any conditions he may impose, the Board may form or take part in forming one or more bodies corporate which (or each of which) has as its main object or objects aone or more of the particular objects mentioned in subsection (2), orbany other object or objects incidental to the Board's functions.2The particular objects are—athe production and publication of books, films or other informative material relating to the science of plants or related subjects or to the Board and their functions.bthe production of souvenirs relating to plants or to the Board’s activities,cthe sale of plants produced by the Board or objects relating to plants, of informative material relating to the science of plants or related subjects, or of souvenirs relating to plants or to the Board’s activities, anddthe provision of catering or car parking or other services or facilities for the public at any land occupied or managed by the Board.3The Board may hold interests in any such body, exercise rights conferred by the holding of interests in it, and provide financial or other assistance to or in respect of it (including assistance by way of guarantee of its obligations).4This section is without prejudice to any power of the Board to undertake anything mentioned in subsection (2) by virtue of section 24.Words in s. 25(1) substituted (27.3.2002) by S.I. 2002/794, art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 23 (with arts. 5(3), 6)S. 25(1)(a)(b) substituted for words in s. 25(1) (14.2.2012) by Public Bodies Act 2011 (c. 24), ss. 32(4)(a), 38(1)Words in s. 25(2) substituted (14.2.2012) by Public Bodies Act 2011 (c. 24), ss. 32(4)(b), 38(1)