Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
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Transfer of archaeological object placed in designated museum | ||
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109. (1) Where the Board has, under section 108 (1), placed an archaeological object in a designated museum, neither the Board nor any other person shall dispose of the object as so placed except by means of a transfer of the object, in accordance with subsection (2), to— | ||
(a) another designated museum, or | ||
(b) the National Museum of Ireland. | ||
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a transfer referred to in subsection (1) shall not be effected except with— | ||
(a) the consent of the Board, or | ||
(b) if the Board refuses to give such consent, the consent of the Minister given after the Minister has consulted the Board and the person seeking to effect such transfer. | ||
(3) Where an archaeological object is the subject of an order under section 96 (7), neither the Board nor the Minister shall give a consent referred to in subsection (2) in contravention of any conditions specified in the order. | ||
(4) Where the Board or the Minister wishes to give a consent referred to in subsection (2) but is unable to do so because of any conditions referred to in subsection (3), the Board may, with the consent of the Minister, apply to the court which made the order concerned under section 96 (7) to vary the conditions specified in the order so as to remove that inability. |