Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
Acquisition and disposal of objects
(1)
The Board may acquire (whether by purchase, exchange or gift) any object which in its opinion it is desirable to add to its collections.
(2)
Without prejudice to any power apart from this subsection, the Minister may transfer to the Board any object (whether or not he acquired it before the Board’s establishment) if in his opinion it would appropriately form part of its collections.
(3)
The Board may not dispose of an object of significant national or historical value the property in which is vested in it and which is comprised in its collections unless with the prior approval of the Minister and the disposal is by way of sale, exchange or gift of an object which —
is a duplicate of another object the property in which is so vested and which is so comprised; or
in the Board’s opinion is unsuitable for retention in its collections.
(4)
The Board may dispose of (by whatever means, including destruction) any object which the Board is satisfied has become useless for the purposes of its collections by reason of damage, physical deterioration or infestation by destructive organisms.
(5)
An object may be disposed of as mentioned in subsection (4) notwithstanding a trust or condition (express or implied) prohibiting or restricting the disposal of the object.
(6)
Money accruing to the Board by virtue of a disposal mentioned in this section shall be applied by the Board in the acquisition of objects to be added to its collections.