National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985
Part I
National Museums of Scotland
1
Establishment of Board of Trustees.
2
The Board’s general functions.
3
General powers of Board.
4
Museum of Scotland.
5
Power of Board to form companies.
6
Initial vesting in Board.
7
Certain gifts vesting on or after vesting day.
8
Acquisition and disposal of objects.
9
Lending and borrowing of objects.
Part II
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
10
Establishment of Board of Trustees.
11
The Board’s general functions.
12
Powers of the Board.
13
Limitations on Board’s powers.
14
Power of Board to form companies.
15
Initial vesting in Board.
Part III
The National Galleries of Scotland
16
Purposes of Board of National Galleries.
17
Further provision as to Board of National Galleries.
Part IV
The National Library of Scotland
18
Provisions as to National Library of Scotland.
Part V
Public Records
19
Amendment of Public Records (Scotland) Act.
Part VI
Miscellaneous and General
20
Exemption of Boards from rates.
21
Amendment of Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953.49.
22
Finance.
23
Power of Secretary of State to make grants.
24
Amendments and repeals.
25
Commencement, citation and extent.
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1
The Boards
Part I
National Museums of Scotland
Status
1
The Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland...
2
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the Board shall not be...
Membership
3
(1) The Board shall consist of not less than 9...
Staff
4
(1) There shall be a Director of the National Museums...
5
(1) The Board shall make, not later than such date...
Proceedings
6
(1) The Board may regulate their own procedure (including, subject...
Allowances
7
The Board may pay to each of the trustees and...
Instruments
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts
9
(1) The Board shall keep proper accounts and proper records...
Reports
10
(1) The Board shall make to the Secretary of State...
Part II
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Status
11
The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh...
12
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the Board shall not be...
Membership
13
(1) The Board shall consist of not less than 5...
Staff
14
(1) There shall be a Keeper of the Royal Botanic...
15
(1) The Board may appoint such employees as the Board...
16
(1) The Board shall make, not later than such date...
Proceedings
17
(1) The Board may regulate their own procedure (including, subject...
Allowances
18
The Board may pay to each of the trustees and...
Instruments
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts
20
(1) The Board shall keep proper accounts and proper records...
Information
21
(1) The Board shall make to the Secretary of State...
SCHEDULE 2
Part I
Minor and Consequential Amendments
The National Galleries of Scotland Act 1906 (c. 50)
1
In section 7 (which relates, among other things, to finance),...
The National Gallery and Tate Gallery Act 1954 (c. 65)
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972 (c. 73)
3
In section (1) (which relates to admission charges) for the...
The Capital Transfer Tax 1984 (c. 51)
4
In Schedule 3 (which relates to exempt transfers), for the...
Part II
Repeals

National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985
1985 c. 16
An Act to transfer responsibility for the Royal Scottish Museum and the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland to a new Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland, to establish a Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, to make provision as to the status, functions and powers of the new Boards, and as to the property to be held by them, to make further provision as to the Boards of Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Library of Scotland, to confer on the Secretary of State power to make grants for cultural and scientific purposes, to amend the Public Records (Scotland) Act 1937 and the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 and for connected purposes.
[4th April 1985]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 25(1); Act wholly in force at 1.4.1986.