National Heritage Act 1983

1983 CHAPTER 47

An Act to establish Boards of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum, the Armouries and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to transfer property to them and confer functions on them, to make provision in relation to government grants to, and employment by, armed forces museums, to establish a Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, to confer functions on the Commission, to dissolve the Historic Buildings Council for England and the Ancient Monuments Board for England, to amend certain enactments relating to the heritage and for connected purposes.

[13th May 1983]

X1 Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Editorial Information

X1 The text of ss. 32–43 and Schs. 3–6 can also be found in S.I.F. Group 3 (Ancient Monuments and Memorials).

Commencement Information

I1 Act not in force at Royal Assent see s. 41: Act partly in force at 13.7.1983 see s. 41(3): Act wholly in force at 1.4.1984.