The Return of Cultural Objects Regulations 1994

[F1 Power of court to make orders ancillary to Regulation 3 U.K.

4.— (1) The [F2 High Court of Northern Ireland] shall have power, on an application made by the Secretary of State for the purpose of performing his functions under Regulation 3 above, to make such order as it considers appropriate—

(a) to enable a check to be made under Regulation 3(4)(a) above;

(b) for the physical preservation of an object which appears as a result of such a check to be a cultural object;

(c) to prevent any such action as is mentioned in Regulation 3(4)(c) above.

(2) An application for an order under this Regulation—

(a) may be made ex parte; and

(b) shall be supported by an affidavit.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above, the power to make an order under that paragraph includes power to authorise the Secretary of State’s officer—

(a) to take possession of the object;

(b) to hand the object over to the custody of a person or institution specified in the order.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Return of Cultural Objects (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1086), regs. 1, 2(a) (with regs. 4, 5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/975, regs. 1, 2(2) and S.I. 2020/1458, regs. 1(2), 2(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in reg. 4(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Return of Cultural Objects (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1458), regs. 1(3), 3(3)(a)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 4 in force at 2.3.1994, see reg. 1(2)