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An Act to authorise the Treasury to contribute towards the cost of a national theatre, and for purposes connected therewith.
[9th March 1949]
Whereas arrangements have been made between the Trustees of the Shakespeare Memorial Trust (in this Act referred to as “the Trustees”) and the London County Council for reserving to the Trustees as a site for the erection of a national theatre by way of memorial to William Shakespeare, certain land in the borough of Lambeth belonging to the Council and for the transfer to the Council of certain land in the Royal Borough of Kensington previously acquired by the Trustees for the purpose aforesaid:
And whereas it is expedient to make provision for authorising the payment out of public funds of contributions towards the erection and equipment of such a theatre by the Trustees:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Functions of the Treasury under this Act exercisable as at 1.2.1991 and until 2.7.1992 by the Lord President of the Council, and from 3.7.1992 those functions under ss. 1, 2(1) are exercisable by the Secretary of State: S.I. 1965/603, art. 2(1), Sch.; 1979/907, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I; 1981/207, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I; 1983/879, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I; 1984/1814, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I; 1986/600, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I and 1992/1311, arts. 3(1), 12(4), Sch. 1 Pt.I
Commencement Information
I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 1 repealed (31.1.2013) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 (c. 2), s. 3(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 6 Group 5
(1)After the commencement of this Act no person shall be appointed as a new or additional trustee of the Shakespeare Memorial Trust unless his appointment is approved by the Treasury.
(2)Notwithstanding anything in subsection (6) of section thirty-six of the M1Trustee Act 1925, the number of trustees of the said Trust may be increased by virtue of appointments made under that subsection up to seven and appointments may be made thereunder notwithstanding that the number of trustees of the Trust for the time being exceeds three.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 2(1): Functions of the Treasury under s. 2(1) exercisable as at 1.2.1991 and until 2.7.1992 by the Lord President of the Council, and from 3.7.1992 those functions are exercisable by the Secretary of State: S.I. 1965/603, art. 2(1), Sch.; 1979/907, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I; 1981/207, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I; 1983/879, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I; 1984/1814, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I; 1986/600, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I and 1992/1311, arts. 3(1), 12(4), Sch. 1 Pt. I
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