National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985

13 Limitations on Board's powers

(1) The Board shall not enter into any contract or agreement for the acquisition or disposal of land (except a contract or agreement for a period not exceeding one year) without the consent of the Secretary of State.

(2) The Board shall not, without the consent of the Secretary of State, alter the hours during which members of the public may enter the grounds of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

(3) The Board shall not, without the consent of the Secretary of State, fix or alter any fees chargeable to members of the public for such entry.

(4) The Board may not dispose of an object the property in which is vested in them and which is comprised in their collections unless—

(a) the disposal is by way of sale, exchange or gift of an object which is a duplicate of another object the property in which is so vested and which is so comprised, or

(b) the disposal is by way of sale, exchange or gift of an object which in the Board's opinion is unsuitable for retention in their collections and can be disposed of without detriment to the interests of students or other members of the public, or

(c) the disposal (by whatever means, including destruction) is of an object which the Board are satisfied has become useless for the purposes of their collections by reason of damage, physical deterioration, or infestation by destructive organisms.