British Museum Act

British Museum Act is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to the British Museum.

List

 * The British Museum Act 1753 (26 Geo. 2. c. 22)
 * The British Museum Act 1767 (7 Geo. 3. c. 18)
 * The British Museum Act 1805 (45 Geo. 3. c. 127)
 * The British Museum Act 1807 (47 Geo. 3 Sess. 2. c. 36)
 * The British Museum Act 1816 (56 Geo. 3. c. 99)
 * The British Museum Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 39)
 * The British Museum (No. 2) Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c 60)
 * The British Museum Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 46)
 * The British Museum Act 1839 (2 & 3 Vict. c. 10)
 * The British Museum Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 55)
 * The British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 34)
 * The British Museum Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7. c. 12)
 * The British Museum Act 1924 (14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 23)
 * The British Museum Act 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 46)
 * The British Museum Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 34)
 * The British Museum Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 62)
 * The British Museum Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 23)
 * The British Museum Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 18)
 * The British Museum Act 1963 (c. 24)

British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894
The British Museum (Purchase of Land) Act 1894 enabled the trustees of the British Museum to purchase 69 houses surrounding the museum from the Bedford Estate so that they could be demolished, and the museum buildings expanded to the west, north and east sides of the existing museum.