British Museum Act 1963

The British Museum Act 1963 (c. 24) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced the British Museum Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 12). 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.Ruling tightens grip on Parthenon marbles, The Guardian, 27 May 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

The act also made the Natural History Museum an independent organisation from the British Museum, with its own board of trustees.

Provisions Repealed enactments Section 13(5) of the act repealed 18 enactments, listed in the fourth schedule to the act. CitationShort titleDescriptionExtent of repeal26 Geo. 2. c. 22British Museum Act 1753The British Museum Act 1753.The whole act.27 Geo. 2. c. 16Justices' Clerks' Fees (Middlesex) Act 1754—Section 3.7 Geo. 3. c. 18British Museum Act 1767The British Museum Act 1767.The whole act.45 Geo. 3. c. 127British Museum Act 1805The British Museum Act 1805.The whole act.47 Geo. 3 Sess. 2. c. 36British Museum Act 1807The British Museum Act 1807.The whole act.56 Geo. 3. c. 99British Museum Act 1816The British Museum Act 1816.The whole act.5 Geo. 4. c. 39British Museum Act 1824The British Museum Act 1824.The whole act.5 Geo. 4. c. 60British Museum (No. 2) Act 1824The British Museum (No. 2) Act 1824.The whole act.2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 46British Museum Act 1832The British Museum Act 1832.The whole act.2 & 3 Vict. c. 10British Museum Act 1839—The whole act.41 & 42 Vict. c. 55British Museum Act 1878The British Museum Act 1878.The whole act.57 & 58 Vict. c. 34British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894The British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894.Section 1.2 Edw. 7. c. 12British Museum Act 1902The British Museum Act 1902.The whole act.14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 23British Museum Act 1924The British Museum Act 1924.The whole act.20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 46British Museum Act 1930The British Museum Act 1930.The whole act.1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 62.British Museum Act 1938The British Museum Act 1938.The whole Act3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c.23British Museum Act 1955The British Museum Act 1955.The whole act.10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 18British Museum Act 1962The British Museum Act 1962.The whole act. Short title, commencement and extent Section 13(1) of the act provided that the act may be cited as the "British Museum Act 1963".

Section 13(2) of the act provided that the act would come into force on a day appointed by the Treasury by statutory instrument.

Section 1 of the (SI 1963/1546) provided that the act would come into force on 30 September 1963.

Subsequent developments Section 13(5) of, and schedule 4 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.

Section 13(3) of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part XIII of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978, which came into force on 31 July 1978.

British Museum Act 1963

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