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National Gallery and Tate Gallery Act 1954

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United Kingdom legislation
National Gallery and Tate Gallery Act 1954
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend the law relating to the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery and for purposes connected therewith.
Citation2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 65
Dates
Royal assent25 November 1954
Repealed1 September 1992
Other legislation
Repealed byMuseums and Galleries Act 1992
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

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

The act was repealed on 1 September 1992 by the Museums and Galleries Act 1992, which created a board of trustees to operate the Tate.

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