Territorial extent and application
- Whilst the extent of the Act is UK-wide in line with the extent of Part 6 of the 2007 Act, the new provisions will only apply in England and Scotland.
- Currently only museums in England and Scotland have been approved to use immunity from seizure protection under the 2007 Act. This Act provides the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Scottish Ministers with a further power to agree extensions to the length of time an object on loan to an approved museum in England or Scotland can be protected from seizure.
- Any exercise of the power to extend the length of time an object is protected by either the Secretary of State or Scottish Ministers will have no effect in Northern Ireland or Wales. Welsh Ministers and the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland cannot exercise the power to extend the period of protection afforded to objects on loan in their respective jurisdictions.
- Under the 2007 Act, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport approves institutions in England and powers are devolved to Ministers in Scotland and Wales and to the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland to approve institutions in those jurisdictions under the 2007 Act. This Act does not alter the powers of any of the devolved administrations to approve institutions under the 2007 Act. Immunity from seizure protection will apply to cultural objects on loan to those institutions for the standard period of up to 12 months, providing the relevant conditions are met.
- See the table in Annex A for a summary of the position regarding territorial extent and application in the United Kingdom.
