British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Act 2021

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British Library Board
(Power to Borrow) Act 2021
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to provide the British Library Board with a power to borrow money.
Citation 2021 c. 15
Introduced by Bim Afolami [1] (Commons)
Lord Vaizey of Didcot [1] (Lords)
Territorial extent  England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent 29 April 2021
Commencement 29 June 2021 [2]
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Act 2021 (c. 15) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act allows the board of the British Library (which is a non-departmental public body) to borrow money.

Contents

Provisions

The provisions of the act are:

Timetable

The Act was introduced in the House of Commons as a private member's bill by Bim Afolami, [3] the Conservative MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, in February 2020. It had its second reading in March and was passed to the committee stage by September. The bill had its third reading on 12 March 2021, passing to the House of Lords the same day. It had its second reading in the Lords on 19 March and its third on 26 April, with the need for committee stage being discharged. Its final reading was on 26 April and it gained royal assent on 29 April 2021. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Act 2021 - Details". Parliament.uk . Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Act 2021" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk . Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "My PMB - British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill". Bim Afolami MP. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Act 2021 - Stages". Parliament.uk . Retrieved 3 May 2021.


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