The Kiss Goodnight for English Heritage

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I have tried reading the National heritage Acts (2002, 1997,1983 and 1980). It would seem that it was never good enough and needed to be constantly and minutely adjusted to make it just so. So could it be taken that if its not in the heritage act then can "it" be done. So for instance the 2002 act seemed to get itself involved in amending the original 1980 section on power of Commission to form companies. Excitingly for me it witters on about exploiting intellectual rights and some obscure subject called copyright but I think we should leave that for later. What I am trying to get at its that the Act seems to say that the "commissioners" who ever that is may form companies.

My question is a charity a company?

Or rather if the heritage acts has gone to the tedious length of specifying what powers the "commissioners" can have to form "companies"and then also fannying around with parliamentary time (2002) rejigging the terms of that power to form "companies" maybe it should be asked what "companies" have the commissioners formed since 1980 and all those amendment's to the 1980 act.

5 Objects of companies formed by the Commission

Amend section 35 of the National Heritage Act 1983 (c. 47) (power of Commission to form companies) as follows.

(2)In subsection (2)—
(a)in paragraph (a) for “in England” substitute “ , or sale, ”;
(b)after paragraph (a) insert—
“(ab)the provision (whether on payment or otherwise) of advice, assistance or other services in respect of, or information relating to, ancient monuments or historic buildings,”;
©in paragraph (b)—
(i)the words “in England” are repealed, and
(ii)after “buildings” insert “ , or sale of souvenirs ”; and
(d)for paragraph © substitute—
“(ca)the exploitation of any intellectual property, or any other intangible asset, relating to ancient monuments or historic buildings, and”.
(3)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)In subsection (2), the references to “ancient monuments” and “historic buildings” are to those which—
(a)are situated—
(i)in England, or
(ii)in the case of monuments, in, on or under the seabed within the seaward limits of the United Kingdom territorial waters adjacent to England, or
(b)are foreign ancient monuments or foreign historic buildings within the meaning of section 33A(2)(b).
(3B)An order under section 33(10) applies for the purposes of subsection (3A) as it applies for the purposes of section 33(9).
(3C)In this section “intellectual property” means—
(a)any patent, trade mark, registered design, copyright, design right, right in performance or plant breeder’s right, and
(b)any rights under the law of a country outside the United Kingdom which correspond or are similar to those falling within paragraph (a).”

The appears to be another area of the act which says that they can give things away to existing institutions and some of it reads like they can give or lease to individuals. I have jet to find something that says call yourself a charity and try and dump your pension liability.