British Museum Act 1902

The British Museum Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 12) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, given the royal assent on 22 July 1902 and repealed in 1963.

British Library Newspapers, Colindale

British Museum Act 1902

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to enable the Trustees of the British Museum to remove certain newspapers and other printed matter from the present British Museum Buildings.
Citation	2 Edw. 7. c. 12
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	22 July 1902
Commencement	22 July 1902
Other legislation
Repealed by	British Museum Act 1963
Status: Repealed

In order to alleviate the storage problems at the British Museum in London, England, it empowered the trustees to remove "newspapers and other printed matter which are rarely required for public use" to a new storage building at Hendon, on the condition that suitable arrangements were put in place for these materials to be consulted at the main buildings on request. These are to be found in the British Library Newspapers section located in Colindale.

The Act was repealed by the British Museum Act 1963.