Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964

Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964^[a]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to place the public library service provided by local authorities in England and Wales under the superintendence of the Secretary of State, to make new provision for regulating and improving that service and as to the provision and maintenance of museums and art galleries by such authorities, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Citation	1964 c. 75
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent	31 July 1964
Commencement	1 April 1965
Other legislation
Amends	Local Government Act 1894; Library Offences Act 1898; Rating and Valuation Act 1925; Local Government Act 1933; Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946; Education Act 1946; Charities Act 1960; London Government Act 1963;
Repeals/revokes	Museums and Gymnasiums Act 1891; Public Libraries Act 1892; Public Libraries (Amendment) Act 1893; Public Libraries Act 1901; Public Libraries Act 1919;
Amended by	Superannuation Act 1972; Local Government Act 1972; Local Government Superannuation Regulations 1974; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975; Local Government and Housing Act 1989; Transfer of Functions (National Heritage) Order 1992; Local Government (Wales) Act 1994; Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996; Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012; Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014; Public Bodies (Abolition of the Library Advisory Council for England) Order 2015;
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (c. 75) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It created a statutory duty for local authorities in England and Wales^[1] "to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all persons".^[2] It also allowed local authorities to "provide and maintain museums and art galleries".

Background

The Act was based on research including the 1962 Bourdillon Report (Standards of Public Library Service in England and Wales) which set out the resources which would be required to provide a comprehensive service.^[3]

Notes

^ Section 26(1).
^ Section 26(8).
^ Section 26(7).

References

^ "Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1964 c. 75, retrieved 30 July 2024
^ "Libraries as a statutory service". Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ Davies, Dr Steve (30 January 2018). "Time for a new Public Libraries and Museums Act". Voices for the Library. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022.

External links

Text of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Text of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

[1] Section 26(1).

[2] Section 26(8).

[3] Section 26(7).

[4] "Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1964 c. 75, retrieved 30 July 2024

[5] "Libraries as a statutory service". Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[6] Davies, Dr Steve (30 January 2018). "Time for a new Public Libraries and Museums Act". Voices for the Library. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022.

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