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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
National Heritage
Resources Act,
No. 25 of 1999
Long title
To introduce an integrated and interactive system for the management of the national heritage resources; to promote good government at all levels, and empower civil society to nurture and conserve their heritage resources so that they may be bequeathed to future generations; to lay down general principles for governing heritage resources management throughout the Republic; to introduce an integrated system for the identification, assessment and management of the heritage resources of South Africa; to establish the South African Heritage Resources Agency together with its Council to co-ordinate and promote the management of heritage resources at national level; to set norms and maintain essential national standards for the management of heritage resources in the Republic and to protect heritage resources of national significance; to control the export of nationally significant heritage objects and the import into the Republic of cultural property illegally exported from foreign countries; to enable the provinces to establish heritage authorities which must adopt powers to protect and manage certain categories of heritage resources; to provide for the protection and management of conservation-worthy places and areas by local authorities; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To introduce an integrated and interactive system for the management of the national heritage resources; to promote good government at all levels, and empower civil society to nurture and conserve their heritage resources so that they may be bequeathed to future generations; to lay down general principles for governing heritage resources management throughout the Republic; to introduce an integrated system for the identification, assessment and management of the heritage resources of South Africa; to establish the South African Heritage Resources Agency together with its Council to co-ordinate and promote the management of heritage resources at national level; to set norms and maintain essential national standards for the management of heritage resources in the Republic and to protect heritage resources of national significance; to control the export of nationally significant heritage objects and the import into the Republic of cultural property illegally exported from foreign countries; to enable the provinces to establish heritage authorities which must adopt powers to protect and manage certain categories of heritage resources; to provide for the protection and management of conservation-worthy places and areas by local authorities; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| CONTENTS | |
| 1. | Application and interpretation |
| 2. | Definitions |
| CHAPTER I. SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL HERITAGE RESOURCES | |
| Part 1. General Principles | |
| 3. | National estate |
| 4. | Application |
| 5. | General principles for heritage resources management |
| 6. | Principles for management of heritage resources |
| 7. | Heritage assessment criteria and grading |
| 8. | Responsibilities and competence of heritage resources authorities and local authorities for identification and management of national estate |
| 9. | Rights, duties and exemptions of State and supported bodies |
| 10. | General principles of procedure |
| Part 2. Constitution, functions, powers and duties of heritage authorities | |
| 11. | Establishment of SAHRA |
| 12. | Object of SAHRA |
| 13. | Functions, powers and duties of SAHRA |
| 14. | Establishment and constitution of SAHRA Council |
| 15. | Chairperson of Council |
| 16. | Functions of Council |
| 17. | Meetings of Council |
| 18. | Committees of Council |
| 19. | Reimbursement of expenses of members of Council and committees |
| 20. | Employees of Council |
| 21. | Finances and property |
| 22. | Reports |
| 23. | Establishment of provincial heritage resources authorities |
| 24. | Functions, powers and duties of provincial heritage resources authority |
| 25. | General powers and duties of heritage resources authorities |
| 26. | Delegation of functions or powers of heritage resources authorities |
| CHAPTER II. PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HERITAGE RESOURCES | |
| Part 1. Formal Protections | |
| 27. | National heritage sites and provincial heritage sites |
| 28. | Protected areas |
| 29. | Provisional protection |
| 30. | Heritage registers |
| 31. | Heritage areas |
| 32. | Heritage objects |
| Part 2. General Protections | |
| 33. | Import of objects protected in terms of laws of foreign states |
| 34. | Structures |
| 35. | Archaeology, palaeontology and meteorites |
| 36. | Burial grounds and graves |
| 37. | Public monuments and memorials |
| 38. | Heritage resources management |
| Part 3. Management | |
| 39. | Inventory of national estate |
| 40. | National heritage resources assistance programme |
| 41. | Restitution of heritage objects |
| 42. | Heritage agreements |
| 43. | Incentives |
| 44. | Presentation of protected resources |
| 45. | Compulsory repair order |
| 46. | Expropriation |
| 47. | General policy |
| CHAPTER III. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| Part 1. Enforcement, appeals, offences and penalties | |
| 48. | Permits |
| 49. | Appeals |
| 50. | Appointment and powers of heritage inspectors |
| 51. | Offences and penalties |
| Part 2. Miscellaneous | |
| 52. | Notices |
| 53. | Delegation of powers by Minister or MEC |
| 54. | By-laws by local authorities |
| 55. | Limitation of liability |
| 56. | Exercise of powers outside Republic |
| 57. | Applicability of provincial legislation |
| 58. | Transitional provisions and consequential amendments |
| 59. | Regulations |
| 60. | Repeal |
| 61. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. PENALTIES FOR NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT (SECTION 51) |
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