An Act to establish a National Heritage Memorial Fund for providing financial assistance for the acquisition, maintenance and preservation of land, buildings and objects of outstanding historic and other interest; to make new provision in relation to the arrangements for accepting property in satisfaction of capital transfer tax and estate duty; to provide for payments out of public funds in respect of the loss of or damage to objects loaned to or displayed in local museums and other institutions; and for purposes connected with those matters.
[31st March 1980]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Certain functions of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which were transferred to the Secretary of State and the Lord President of the Council respectively, by S.I. 1981/207, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I and S.I. 1983/879, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I retransferred to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by S.I. 1984/1814, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I and transferred back to the Lord President of the Council by S.I. 1986/600, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I
C2Act: 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.
Act: certain powers transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1
Commencement Information
I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent