The Indian Museum Act, 1910

(1) This Act may be called the Indian Museum Act,1910. (2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government, by notification in the OfficialGazette, may direct.

1[(1) TheTrustees of the Indian Museum (hereinafter referred to as the Trustees) shall be-- (a) the Governor of West Bengal, ex officio Chairman; (b) the Secretary to the. Government of India in the Ministry concerned with matters relating tothe Indian Museum, ex officio; (c) the Mayor of the Corporation of Calcutta, ex officio; (d) the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta, ex officio; (e) the Accountant-General, West Bengal, ex officio; (f) four persons to be nominated by the Central Government, one of whom shall be arepresentative of commerce and industry chosen in consultation with the Government ofWest Bengal; (g) one person to be nominated by the Government of West Bengal; (h) one person to be nominated by the Council of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta: Provided that if any of the Trustees referred to in clauses (b), (c) (d) and (e) is unable to attend anymeeting of the Trustees, he may, with the previous approval of the Chairman, authorise a person inwriting to do so.] (2) The Trustees shall be a body corporate, by the name of "The Trustees of the Indian Museum",with perpetual succession and a common seal, and in that name shall sue and be sued, and shall havepower to acquire and hold property, to enter into contracts, and to do all acts necessary for and consistentwith the purposes of this Act. (3) The nominated Trustees shall, save as herein otherwise provided, hold office for a period of threeyears: Provided that the authority nominating a Trustee may extend his term of office for one or more likeperiods.

(1) The powers of the said body corporate mayonly be exercised so long and so often as there are 1[six] members thereof. (2) The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Trustees shall not be lessthan 2[four].

If a nominated Trustee-- (a) dies, or (b) is absent from the meetings of the Trustees for more than twelve consecutive months, or (c) desires to be discharged, or (d) refuses or becomes incapable to act, or (e) is appointed to perform the duties of 1[any of the offices specified in clauses (a) to (e) ofsub-section (1) of section 2], the authority which nominated the Trustee may nominate a new Trustee in his place.

[Vacation of office by existing Trustees.] omitted by the Indian Museum(Amendment) Act, 1960 (45 of 1960), s. 5.