NaTioNal HeriTage acT 1983 requiremeNTs for disposal

The Board may not dispose of an object the property in which is vested in them and which is comprised in their collections unless: (a) 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 (b) the disposal is by way of sale, exchange or gift of an object which in the Board’s opinion is unsuitable for retention in their collections and can be disposed of without detriment to the interests of students or other members of the public, or (c) the disposal is by way of sale or gift made to, or exchange made with, any institution mentioned in sub-section (4), or (d) the disposal (by whatever means, including destruction) is of an object which the Board are satisfied has become useless for the purposes of their collections by reason of damage, physical deterioration, or infestation by destructive organisms. To read a full copy of the Act, go here: https://goo.gl/9tvlON