Clause 49 - Power to de-accession human remains
Human Tissue Bill
2:30 pm
Mr Alan Hurst (Braintree, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
New schedule 1—Consequential Amendments Relating To De-accession—
Imperial War Museum Act 1920.
1 (1) The Imperial War Museum Act 1920 (c.16) is amended as follows.
(2) In section (2) (powers and duties of Board) after subsection (1)(c), there is inserted—
''(cc) dispose of any human remains belonging to the Museum (including things with which the human remains are mixed or bound up) in accordance with the provisions of section 49 of the Human Tissue Act 2004.''
National Maritime Museum Act 1934.
2 (1) The National Maritime Museum Act 1934 (c.43) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 2 (establishment of Board of trustees and duties of the Board) after subsection (3)(b), there is inserted—
''(cc) dispose of any human remains vested in them for the purposes of the Museum (including things with which the human remains are mixed or bound up) in accordance with the provisions of section 49 of the Human Tissue Act 2004.''
British Museum Act 1963.
3 (1) The British Museum Act 1963 (c.24) is amended as follows.
(2) After section 5 there is inserted—
''5A Powers of British Museum Trustees under the Human Tissue Act 2004
The Trustees of the British Museum may dispose of any human remains vested in them and comprised in their collections (including things with which the human remains are mixed or bound up) in accordance with the provisions of section 49 of the Human Tissue Act 2004.''
(3) After section 8 there is inserted—
''8A Powers of National History Trustees under the Human Tissue Act 2004
The Natural History Trustees may dispose of any human remains vested in them and comprised in their collections (including things with which the human remains are mixed or bound up) in accordance with the provisions of section 49 of the Human Tissue Act 2004.''
National Heritage Act 1983.
4 (1) The National Heritage Act 1983 (c.47) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 6(3) (acquisition and disposal of objects by Board of the Victoria and Albert Museum), after paragraph (c), there is inserted—
''(cc) the disposal is an exercise of a power conferred by section 49 of the Human Tissue Act 2004, or''.
(3) In section 14(3) (acquisition and disposal of objects by Board of the Science Museum), after paragraph (c), there is inserted—
''(cc) the disposal is an exercise of a power conferred by section 49 of the Human Tissue Act 2004, or''.
(4) In section 20(3) (acquisition and disposal of objects by Board of the Armouries), after paragraph (c), there is inserted—
''(cc) the disposal is an exercise of a power conferred by section 49 of the Human Tissue Act 2004, or''.
Merseyside Museums and Galleries Order 1986.
5 (1) The Merseyside Museums and Galleries Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/226) is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 6 (acquisition and disposal of works and objects), after paragraph (2)(c), there is inserted—
''(cc) the disposal is an exercise of a power conferred by section 49 of the Human Tissue Act 2004, or''.'.