2 Power of lending.U.K.
(1)The said Board shall have power F1. . . to lend any objects belonging to the Imperial War Museum—
(a)for public exhibition in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, or
(b)to any Government Department or other authority or institution in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.
(2)The Board shall give special consideration to any application for a loan—
(a)for public exhibition, or
(b)for display in any permanent headquarters or other establishment belonging to the armed forces of the Crown.
(3)A loan under this section shall be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board may think fit, F2. . ..
(4)In the case of an object which has been given or bequeathed to the Museum, the powers conferred by this section shall not be exercisable—
(a)until fifteen years have elapsed since the date of the gift or bequest, unless the donor or his personal representatives, or the personal representatives of the testator, as the case may be, have consented to the exercise of those powers; or
(b)in any manner inconsistent with any condition attached to the gift or bequest unless either twenty-five years have elapsed since the said date, or the donor or his personal representatives, or the personal representatives of the testator, as the case may be, have consented to the exercise of those powers in that manner.
(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 2(1) repealed (1.9.1992) by Museums and Galleries Act 1992 (c. 44), s. 11(2)(3), Sch. 8 Pt. II para. 9(1), Sch. 9; S.I. 1992/1874, art.2
F2Words in s. 2(3) repealed (1.9.1992) by Museums and Galleries Act 1992 (c. 44), s. 11(2)(3), Sch. 8 Pt. II para. 9(2), Sch. 9; S.I. 1992/1874, art.2
F3S. 2(5) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Functions of the Lord President of the Council under s. 2(1) transferred (3.7.1992) to the Secretary of State by virtue of S.I. 1992/1311, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I
C2Functions of Minister of Works now exercisable by Secretary of State and property of Minister now transferred to Secretary of State for the Environment: S.I. 1962/1549 and 1970/1681, art. 2