Singapore legislation

Clause 13

of National Heritage Board Bill

Clause 13

Initial vesting of objects in Board

(1)

Where the property in an object was vested in the Government immediately before the appointed day, and the object —

(a)

then formed part of the collections of the National Museum; or

(b)

was then in use in respect of the collections or solely for the purposes of the administration of the National Museum,then the property shall on that day become vested instead in the Board.

(2)

In the case of an object mentioned in subsection (1)(a), it is immaterial that, immediately before the appointed day, it was situated elsewhere than at premises managed for the purposes of the National Museum.

(3)

On the appointed day, any right, power, duty or liability which was immediately before that day exercisable by or incumbent on the Government in relation to any object mentioned in subsection (1) shall instead become exercisable by or incumbent on the Board.

(4)

Subsections (1) and (3) shall not apply as regards such object excepted from those provisions as the Minister may specify.

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