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Acts of Parliament Acts of Parliament, sometimes referred to as primary legislation, are texts of law passed by the legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council). In most countries with a parliamentary system of government, acts of parliament ...

in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

(and previously formally

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

during 1707–1800) concerning

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

s and galleries, in date order grouped by century: ;18th century *

British Museum Act 1753 The British Museum Act 1753 ( 26 Geo 2 c 22) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The whole Act was repealed by section 13(5) of, and Schedule 4 to, the British Museum Act 1963.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 immedi ...

* British Museum Act 1767 * Sale by Lottery of Sir Ashton Lever's Museum Act 1784 ;19th century * British Museum Act 1805 *

British Museum Act 1807 The British Museum Act 1807 ( 47 Geo. 3 Sess. 2. c. 36) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The whole Act was repealed by section 13(5) of, anSchedule 4to, the British Museum Act 1963. See also *British Museum Act British Mu ...

* British Museum Act 1816 * British Museum Act 1824 * British Museum (No. 2) Act 1824 * British Museum Act 1832 *

Museums Act 1845 The Museums Act 1845 ( 8 & 9 Vict c 43), sometimes called the Museums of Art Act 1845 or the Museums of Art in Boroughs Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which gave the town councils of larger municipal boroughs the power t ...

* National Gallery and Museums (Scotland) Act 1850 * National Gallery of Ireland Act 1854 * National Gallery of Ireland Act 1855 * National Museum of Industry for Scotland and General Register House Act 1855 * National Gallery Act 1856 *

Industrial Museum (Scotland) Act 1860 The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland, was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum of Scotland, with collections relating to Scottish antiquities, culture and history, and the adjacent Royal Scottish Museum (opened in ...

* Sir J. Soane's Museum Act 1862 * Dublin National Gallery Act 1865 * National Gallery Enlargement Act 1866 * National Gallery Enlargement Act 1867 * London Museum Site Act 1868 * Public Parks, Schools, and Museums Act 1871 * National Gallery (Loan) Act 1883 * Dublin Science and Art Museum Act 1884 * National Portrait Gallery Act 1889 * Museums and Gymnasiums Act 1891 * British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894 ;20th century * National Gallery (Purchase of Adjacent Land) Act 1901 *

British Museum Act 1902 The British Museum Act 1902 ( 2 Edw. 7. c. 12) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, given the royal assent on 22 July 1902 and repealed in 1963. In order to alleviate the storage problems at the British Museum in L ...

* National Galleries of Scotland Act 1906 * National Gallery and St. James's Park Act 1911 * Public Libraries (Art Galleries in County Boroughs) (Ireland) Act 1911 * Royal Scottish Museum (Extension) Act 1912 * Copyright (British Museum) Act 1915 * Imperial War Museum Act 1920 * National Maritime Museum Act 1934 * National Gallery (Overseas Loans) Act 1935 * Wellington Museum Act 1947 *

National Gallery and Tate Gallery Act 1954 The National Gallery and Tate Gallery Act 1954 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (2 & 3 Eliz II c. 65). The Act came into force in 1955. It created a legal separation between the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery and establis ...

* National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland Act 1954 * Imperial War Museum Act 1955 * National Galleries of Scotland Act 1959 *

British Museum Act 1963 The British Museum Act 1963 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced the British Museum Act 1902. The Act forbids the Museum from disposing of its holdings, except in a small number of special circumstances. In May 2005 a ...

Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964c 75 is an Act of Parliament, act of the United Kingdom Parliament. It created a statutory duty for local authorities in England and Wales "to provide a comprehensive and efficient public library, library ...

* Museum of London Act 1965 * Museums and Galleries Admission Charges Act 1972 * National Theatre and Museum of London Act 1973 * Museum of London Act 1986 * National Maritime Museum Act 1989 *

Museums and Galleries Act 1992 The Museums and Galleries Act 1992 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1992 c. 44) the long title of which is "An Act to establish Boards of Trustees of the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and t ...

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