III. National stock items are forfeited and removed from the National Stock
29. The national stock held by the museum may be expropriated:
29.1. the museum object, which, in accordance with the museum regulations (statutes, rules of procedure, contract) and collection policy, do not correspond to the museum’s mission;
29.2. museum objects if the museum is reorganized;
29.3. Separate copies of museum objects, if there are analogous copies of the museum’s basic contents;
29.4. the museum’s subject matter if the museum can not ensure its preservation.
(Amended by Cabinet Regulation No. 1102 of 29 September 2009)
30. To dispose of the subject matter of the National stock held by the museum, the director (head) of the respective museum shall submit an application to the Ministry of Culture and an extract from the minutes of the meeting of the museum collection commission. If the reason for the disposal corresponds to the conditions referred to in Paragraph 29 of these Regulations , the Ministry of Culture shall publish in the newspaper Latvijas Vēstnesis information about the object of the museum to be expropriated. Museums may apply for the acquisition of a museum object to be divested within a month after the day of publication of the advertisement. The museum applications are reviewed and decided by the Ministry of Culture, taking into account the opinion of the Latvian Council of Museums.
(Amended by Cabinet Regulation No. 1102 of 29 September 2009, Cabinet Regulation No.1409 of 08.12.2009 )
31. Museums that are part of the National Collection may be disposed of to an accredited museum or another person registered in the Republic of Latvia.
32. If the museum or other person owning the subject matter of the National Collection wishes to dispose of it and transfer it to a museum with which agreement has been reached on the acquisition of the object in the ownership of the museum, the owner of the object or his authorized person submits an application to the Ministry of Culture, the museum director also a statement of the minutes of the meeting of the museum collection commission. If the alienation complies with Section 13, Paragraph six, clause 1 of the Museums Law and the conditions referred to in Paragraphs 29 and 31 of these Regulations, the Ministry of Culture examines the application, but does not publish the announcement on the alienation in the newspaper Latvijas Vēstnesis. When making a decision, the Ministry of Culture takes into account the opinion of the Latvian Museum Council.
(Amended by Cabinet Regulation No. 1409 of 08.12.2009 )
33. In order to alienate a museum item in the National Stock to a non-museum registered in the Republic of Latvia, the owner of the respective museum object shall submit an application to the Ministry of Culture. If the alienation complies with the condition referred to in Section 13, Paragraph six, Clause 1 of the Law on Museums , the Ministry of Culture publishes in the newspaper Latvijas Vēstnesis information about the museum object to be divested. Museums may apply for the acquisition of a museum object to be dispossessed within a month after publication of the advertisement. Applications are reviewed and decided by the Ministry of Culture, taking into account the opinion of the Latvian Council of Museums.
(Amended by Cabinet Regulation No. 1409 of 08.12.2009 )
34. If within a month after the day of publication of the advertisement in the newspaper Latvijas Vēstnesis, no museum requests to acquire objects disposable in the National stock, the museum or other person owning the relevant subject of the National Stock or the authorized representative of the owner may, in the case referred to in Paragraph 35 of these Regulations, In order to turn to the Ministry of Culture for removal of the item from the National stock, if the withdrawal meets the criteria referred to in Section 13, Paragraph seven of the Museums Law .
(Amended by Cabinet Regulation No. 1409 of 08.12.2009 )
35. In order to remove an item from the National Collection, the director of the museum (head) submits an application to the Ministry of Culture and an extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Museum Collection Commission, while other persons possessing a museum object included in the National Collection – an application. The submitted documents are reviewed by the Ministry of Culture. When making a decision, the Ministry of Culture takes into account the opinion of the Latvian Council of Museums and, if necessary, the opinion of the expert commission.
(Amended by Cabinet Regulation No. 1409 of 08.12.2009 )
36. The inventory numbers of items removed from the National Stock are prohibited for use in newly acquired items of the National Collection.
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