S.1 Short title

       (1) This Act may be called The Victoria Memorial Act, 1903; 1 [*].
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       1. Word "and" sub-section (2) repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (10 of 1914), Section 3 and Schedule II.

S.2 Trustees

       The trustees of the Victoria Memorial (hereinafter called the Trustees) shall be the following, namely :--
       1 [(a) the Ministry in charge of the Central Government concerned with matters relating to the Victoria Memorial,]
       2 [(b) the Governor of West Bengal,
       (c) the Chief Justice of Calcutta,]
       1 [(d) two persons to be nominated by the Central Government from among persons who, in the opinion of that Government, have expert knowledge of exhibits in the Victoria Memorial or are museologists, historians or art historians.]
       3 [(e) the Secretary to the Government of India 4 [in the Ministry concerned with matters relating to the Victoria Memorial].]
       (f) the Presi

S.3 Property vested in Trustees

       All sums of money now in the custody of the said Provisional Executive Committee and all other property, whether moveable or immoveable, which have been or may hereafter be given, bequeathed or otherwise transferred for the purposes of the said Memorial or acquired for the said purposes by the Trustees shall vest in the Trustees.

S.4 Officers and servants to be public servants

       All officers and servants employed by the Trustees shall be deemed to be public servants, within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code :
       Provided that this section shall not apply to persons in the service of any contractor employed by the Trustees.

S.5 Rules

       ( 1 ) The1[Central Government] may make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
       ( 2 ) In particular, and without prejudice to the generally of the forgoing power, such rules may provide-
       (a) for the manner in which Trustees, other than ex-officio Trustees, sh all be appointed, and for the periods of time for which such Trustees sh all hold office,
       (b) for the manner in which me etings of the Trustees sh all he convened, the quorum necessary for the transaction of business, and the procedure at such me etings;
       2[(bb) for the manner in which a maj ority decision of the Trustees sh all be obtained by circulation to the Trustees of the matter requiring decision;]
       (c) for the appointment of Committees