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Section 1.

SCHEDULEU.K. Constitution and Proceedings of Board of Trustees

[F1(1)The Board shall consist of a President and [F2twenty-one other members] who shall be appointed as shown in the following Table:—

Number of members appointedAppointing authority
[F310][F3the Prime Minister]
F4... F4...
1The Secretary of State for Defence
2 [F5The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs]
1 [F6The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport]
F4... F4...
1The Government of Canada
1The Government of Australia
1The Government of New Zealand
[F71][F7The Government of South Africa]
1The Government of India
[F81][F8The Government of Pakistan]
1The Government of Sri Lanka]

(2)His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales shall be the first President of the Board, and any subsequent President shall be such person as His Majesty shall nominate in that behalf.

(3)The appointed members of the Board shall hold office for such time as may be specified in their respective appointments.

(4)If any vacancy occurs by death, resignation, effluxion of time, or otherwise, in the office of any appointed member of the Board, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the person by whom that member was appointed, and any person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office so long only as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.

(5)Any person ceasing to be an appointed member of the Board shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(6)The powers of the Board may be exercised notwithstanding any vacancy in their number.

(7)The Board may appoint a member of the Board to be Vice-President of the Board, and in the absence of the President the Vice-President shall preside at meetings of the Board.

(8)The Board may, with the consent of the [F9Lord President of the Council], make rules—

(a)for regulating the proceedings (including quorum) of the Board; and

(b)for enabling the Board to constitute committees and to include as members of committees persons who are not members of the Board; and

(c)for authorising the delegation to committees of all or any of the powers of the Board (other than the power to buy or sell land) and for regulating the proceedings (including quorum) of committees.

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. para. (1) substituted by S.I. 1986/2239, art. 2, Sch.

F2Words in Sch. para. (1) substituted (23.3.1995) by 1995 c. 3, s. 1, Sch., para. 2(1)(a)

F3Words in Sch. para. (1) table inserted by S.I. 1988/253, art. 2

F4Entries relating to the Treasury and the Secretary of State repealed by S.I. 1988/253, art. 2

F7Words in Sch. para. (1) table inserted (23.3.1995) by 1995 C. 3, s. 1, Sch. para. 2(1)(b)

F8Words in Sch. para. (1) table inserted (retrospectively 1.10.1989) by Pakistan Act 1990 (c.14, SIF 26), s. 1, Sch. para. 2(1)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Power to vary para. 1 conferred by Imperial War Museum Act 1955 (c. 14), s. 1(2)

C3Certain functions under para. (1) expressed to be transferred by S.I. 1986/600, arts. 2(1), 7, Sch. 1 Pt. I

C4 Ss. 2, 2A, 3(2), 4, Sch. para. (8) : functions of the Lord President transferred to the Secretary of State (3.7.1992)by S.I. 1992/1311, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I.

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