Marginal note:Financial year

28. The financial year of each museum is the period beginning on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the following year.

Marginal note:Interest

29. Interest, calculated at the rate fixed by the Minister of Finance for the purposes of section 129 of the Financial Administration Act, shall be paid monthly from the Consolidated Revenue Fund on moneys, other than moneys appropriated by Parliament, on deposit to the credit of a museum in the accounts of Canada and shall be credited to the account.

Marginal note:Auditor

30. The Auditor General of Canada is the auditor of each museum.

Marginal note:Transfer of real property

31. The Governor in Council may, by order, vest the administration and control of any real property that is assigned to or vested in a Minister of Her Majesty in right of Canada or a department or Crown corporation as defined in the Financial Administration Act in a museum, and from the date specified in the order, the administration and control is vested in that museum.

32. [Amendments]

33. [Repeal]

Marginal note:Definitions

• 34. (1) In this section and sections 35 to 39,

  “constituent museum”

  « musée antérieur »

  “constituent museum” means a constituent museum of the National Museums of Canada, namely,

  • (a) the National Gallery of Canada, including the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography,

  • (b) the Canadian Museum of Civilization, including the Canadian War Museum,

  • (c) the National Museum of Natural Sciences, and

  • (d) the National Museum of Science and Technology, including the National Aviation Museum;

  “successor corporation”

  « ayant droit »

  “successor corporation”, in relation to a constituent museum, means

  • (a) in the case of the constituent museum referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of that term, the National Gallery of Canada established by subsection 4(1),

  • (b) in the case of the constituent museum referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of that term, the Canadian Museum of Civilization established by subsection 7(1),

  • (c) in the case of the constituent museum referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of that term, the Canadian Museum of Nature established by subsection 10(1), and

  • (d) in the case of the constituent museum referred to in paragraph (d) of the definition of that term, the National Museum of Science and Technology established by subsection 13(1).

• Marginal note:Transfer of administration and control of property

  (2) The administration and control of all personal property, rights and assets held by or leased to the National Museums of Canada for the use or benefit of a constituent museum immediately before the coming into force of this Act are hereby vested in the successor corporation of that constituent museum.

• Marginal note:Enforcement of obligations

  (3) All obligations and liabilities incurred by the National Museums of Canada for the purposes of a constituent museum and outstanding immediately before the coming into force of this Act are deemed to have been incurred by the successor corporation of that constituent museum, and all such obligations and liabilities and all actions then pending against the National Museums of Canada in respect of that constituent museum may be enforced or continued thereafter against Her Majesty in right of Canada or against that successor corporation.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (4) All obligations and liabilities incurred by the National Museums of Canada, otherwise than for the purposes of a constituent museum, and outstanding immediately before the coming into force of this Act and all actions then pending against the National Museums of Canada, otherwise than in respect of a constituent museum, may be enforced or continued thereafter against Her Majesty in right of Canada.

• Marginal note:Administration

  (5) The Governor in Council may do any thing necessary for or incidental to carrying out the purposes and provisions of this section.