9Disposal of historical material in national historical collection

9 Disposal of historical material in national historical collection

(1) Subject to subsection (3), where the Council is satisfied that historical material in the national historical collection: (a) is unfit for the collection; or (b) is not required as part of the collection; the Council may resolve that the historical material be disposed of by sale, gift or destruction. (2) Where the Council is satisfied that the exchange of historical material in the national historical collection for other historical material would be advantageous to the collection, the Council may resolve that the first‑mentioned historical material be disposed of in exchange for that other historical material. (3) The Council shall not resolve that historical material be disposed of by destruction unless the Council is satisfied that the material has no saleable value. (4) If the Council has resolved, in accordance with this section, that historical material be disposed of, the Museum may dispose of that historical material accordingly.

Note: Particulars of any such disposals must be included in the annual report (see section 38).

(5) Subsection (4) is subject to section 37 (about restrictions on financial transactions).