British Library Act 1972

E245897

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom legislation

The British Library Act 1972 is the UK legislation that established the British Library as the national library and set out its governance and functions.

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Label	Occurrences
British Library Act 1972 canonical	2

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom legislation ⓘ
appliesTo	England ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
category	Legislation relating to libraries ⓘ United Kingdom Acts of Parliament concerning culture ⓘ
concerns	preservation of documentary heritage ⓘ public access to knowledge ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
defines	functions of the British Library ⓘ governance of the British Library ⓘ
enactedBy	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
established	British Library ⓘ
establishedAs	British Library ⓘ surface form: national library of the United Kingdom
governs	financial arrangements of the British Library ⓘ status of the British Library as a body corporate ⓘ transfer of certain collections to the British Library ⓘ
grantsPowerTo	Board of the British Library ⓘ surface form: British Library Board
hasComponent	schedules ⓘ sections ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatusOf	British Library as a statutory corporation ⓘ
providesFor	appointment of members of the British Library Board ⓘ constitution of the British Library Board ⓘ powers of the British Library Board ⓘ
purpose	to establish the British Library as the national library ⓘ to make provision for the British Library’s functions and administration ⓘ
regulates	acquisition and custody of library materials by the British Library ⓘ management of the British Library ⓘ use of the British Library by the public ⓘ
relatedTo	information services in the United Kingdom ⓘ national heritage policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ
relatesTo	legal deposit system in the United Kingdom ⓘ
sector	cultural sector ⓘ information sector ⓘ
setsOut	duties of the British Library regarding access to collections ⓘ duties of the British Library regarding preservation of collections ⓘ
shortTitle	British Library Act 1972 self-link ⓘ
subjectMatter	libraries ⓘ national cultural institutions ⓘ
typeOfAct	public general act ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Board of the British Library → legalBasis → British Library Act 1972 ⓘ

British Library Act 1972 → shortTitle → British Library Act 1972 self-link ⓘ