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Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Act 2019

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Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Act 2019
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to prevent the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 from expiring on 11 November 2019.
Citation2019 c. 20
Introduced byTheresa Villiers (Commons)
Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury (Lords)
Territorial extent England, Wales and Scotland
Dates
Royal assent4 July 2019
Commencement4 July 2019
Other legislation
AmendsHolocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Act 2019 (c. 20), introduced by Theresa Villiers under the Ten Minute Rule, stopped the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 from lapsing.

A legislative consent motion was agreed by the Scottish Parliament as introduced by Fiona Hyslop on 8 May 2018 to fulfill the requirement of the Sewel convention.[1]

Background

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This Act repeals the 'sunset clause' (in section 4(7)) of the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Act 2009 which would have meant the act would have expired after 10 years. This means the Spoliation Advisory Panel - a non-departmental public advisory body on claims for restitution of cultural property looted during the Nazi era - continues to function.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Grice, P. E. (2018). Letter from Clark of the Scottish Parliament to the Clark of the British Parliament RE: Legislative Consent Motion (PDF). Edinburgh: Scottish Parliament. p. 2.
  2. ^ Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Act 2019: Explanatory Notes (PDF). London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)