9National maritime collection

9 National maritime collection

(1) The Museum shall develop a national collection of maritime historical material. (2) The national maritime collection shall consist of all maritime historical material in the sole ownership of the Museum that the Council has determined in accordance with subsection (3) should be included in the national maritime collection. (3) The Council shall, from time to time, determine which of the maritime historical material that comes into the sole ownership of the Museum should be included in the national maritime collection. (4) Any determination made by the Council for the purposes of subsection (3) shall be based upon criteria, and made in accordance with guidelines, approved by the Minister. (5) The Museum shall not sell or otherwise dispose of material included in the national maritime collection except in accordance with section 10.