British Museum Act 1963
United Kingdom legislation
- British Museum Act 1753
- British Museum Act 1767
- British Museum Act 1805
- British Museum Act 1807
- British Museum Act 1816
- British Museum Act 1824
- British Museum (No. 2) Act 1824
- British Museum Act 1832
- British Museum Act 1839
- British Museum Act 1878
- British Museum Act 1902
- British Museum Act 1924
- British Museum Act 1930
- British Museum Act 1938
- British Museum Act 1955
- British Museum Act 1962
Status: Current legislation
The British Museum Act 1963 (c. 24) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced the British Museum Act 1902. It was introduced by the second ministry of the Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The Act forbids the British Museum and the Natural History Museum from disposing of their holdings, except in a small number of special circumstances. In May 2005 a judge of the High Court of England and Wales ruled that Nazi-looted Old Master artworks held at the British Museum could not be returned.[1]
The Act also made the Natural History Museum an independent organisation from the British Museum, with its own board of trustees.
See also
References
- ^ Ruling tightens grip on Parthenon marbles, The Guardian, 27 May 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
External links
- The British Museum Act 1963, as amended, from Legislation.gov.uk
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