British Museum Act 1753

The British Museum Act 1753^[1] (26 Geo. 2. c. 22) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The act provided for the purchase of the Museum or Collection of Sir Hans Sloane and of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts to be held in a new body, the British Museum.

British Museum Act 1753^[1]

Parliament of Great Britain
Long title	An Act for the purchase of the Museum or Collection of Sir Hans Sloane and of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts and for providing one general repository for the better reception and more convenient use of the said collections and of the Cottonian Library and of the additions thereto.[2]
Citation	26 Geo. 2. c. 22
Dates
Royal assent	7 June 1753
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1867
Repealed by	British Museum Act 1963
Status: Repealed

The whole act was repealed by section 13(5) of, and Schedule 4 to, the British Museum Act 1963. Bylaws, ordinances, statutes or rules in force immediately before the commencement of the British Museum Act 1963 under section 14 or 15 of the British Museum Act 1753 are not invalidated by the repeal of the British Museum Act 1753, but have effect in relation to each museum, with such modifications as may be necessary in consequence of the provisions of the British Museum Act 1963, as if they were rules made by the Trustees of that Museum under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule to the British Museum Act 1963.^[3]

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See also

• British Museum Act

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

1. The citation of this Act by this short title was authorised by section 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Statute Law Revision Act 1948. Due to the repeal of those provisions, it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
2. These words are printed against this Act in the second column of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law Revision Act 1948, which is headed "Title".
3. The British Museum Act 1963, section 13(6)