Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 13 January 2014.
Helen Goodman
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 155W, on museums and galleries, which legislation governs the national museums and galleries.
Ed Vaizey
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The information is as follows:
| Sponsored body | Primary legislation |
| British Library | British Library Act 1972 |
| British Museum | British Museum Act 1963 |
| Imperial War Museum | Imperial War Museum Acts 1920 and 1955 |
| National Gallery | Museums and Galleries Act 1992 |
| National Museums Liverpool | Merseyside Museums and Galleries Order 1986 |
| National Portrait Gallery | Museums and Galleries Act 1992 |
| Natural History Museum | British Museum Act 1963 |
| Royal Armouries | National Heritage Act 1983 |
| Royal Museums Greenwich | National Maritime Museum Act 1934 |
| Science Museum Group | National Heritage Act 1983 |
| Sir John Soane's Museum | The Charities (Sir John Soane's Museum) Order 1969 |
| Tate | Museums and Galleries Act 1992 |
| Victoria and Albert Museum | National Heritage Act 1983 |
| Wallace Collection | Museums and Galleries Act 1992 |
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