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title: "British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894"
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# British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894
1894 c.34
An Act to provide for the purchase of certain Lands belonging to the Duke of Bedford by the Trustees of the British Museum.
[17th August 1894]

## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-1}



## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . {#section-2}



## 2A Disposal of property purchased. {#section-2A}

The said property shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of without the consent of the Lord President of the Council

## 3 Short title. {#section-3}

This Act may be cited as the British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894.