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Lending of museum heritage objects by Board of Museum.
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17.—(1) The Board of the Museum shall, after consultation with the Heritage Council, draw up and publish guidelines concerning the lending of museum heritage objects in the collection of the Museum within the State and Northern Ireland.
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(2) The Board may, in accordance with guidelines drawn up under this section, lend any museum heritage objects in the collection of the Museum to an institution or body within the State or in Northern Ireland for the purpose of public exhibition.
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(3) Before deciding whether to lend a museum heritage object pursuant to subsection (2), and in determining the period for which, and the conditions subject to which, the object is to be lent, the Board shall have regard to the following matters:
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(a) the suitability of the place where the object is to be displayed,
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(b) any risks to which the object is likely to be exposed,
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(c) the personnel required to adequately monitor the care and security of the object while outside the care and management of the Board,
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(d) the standing of the institution or body seeking to borrow the object in the local community,
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(e) the interests of researchers and other persons using the facilities of the Museum,
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(f) the contribution made by the institution or body to the promotion of the arts and culture,
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(g) other public exhibitions organised by the Board.
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(4) The Board shall not lend any museum heritage object pursuant to subsection (2) unless it is satisfied that adequate provision will be made for the safety and preservation of the object while outside of the care and management of the Board including the management and conduct of public exhibitions of the object.
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(5) The Board may, at its discretion, for the purpose of increasing and diffusing the knowledge of human life in Ireland, of the natural history of Ireland and of the relations of Ireland in this respect with other countries, organise within the State or in Northern Ireland public exhibitions of museum heritage objects in the collection of the Museum.
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(6) Where a public exhibition of museum heritage objects is intended to be held outside the State or Northern Ireland under the management and control of the government of the country in which such exhibition is held or of a public or local authority in such country or of the governing body of a university, college, or other educational institution in such country or of an institution or association founded and maintained for the promotion of art, science or literature in such country, the Board may, at its discretion, lend to such government, authority, body, institution or association for inclusion in such exhibition such and so many of the objects in the collection of the Museum as it thinks fit so to lend.
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(7) The Board shall not lend any museum heritage objects pursuant to subsection (6) unless it is satisfied that—
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(a) proper provision will be made for the safety, preservation and insurance of the objects while outside the care and management of the Board including the management and conduct of any public exhibition, and
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(b) under the law of the country in which such exhibition is held loans of objects of similar cultural significance selected from the national or other public collections of objects in such country may be made to the Government and public authorities and cultural institutions in the State.
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(8) Any moneys received by the Board by virtue of a public exhibition held outside the State and Northern Ireland under this section shall be applied by the Board to conserve and enlarge the collection of the Museum.
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