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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
World Heritage Convention
Act,
No. 49 of 1999
Long title
To provide for - the incorporation of the World Heritage Convention into South African law; the enforcement and implementation of the World Heritage Convention in South Africa; the recognition and establishment of World Heritage Sites; the establishment of Authorities and the granting of additional powers to existing organs of state; the powers and duties of such Authorities, especially those safeguarding the integrity of World Heritage Sites; where appropriate, the establishment of Boards and Executive Staff Components of the Authorities; integrated management plans over World Heritage Sites; land matters in relation to World Heritage Sites; financial, auditing and reporting controls over the Authorities; and to provide for incidental matters.
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Long title
To provide for - the incorporation of the World Heritage Convention into South African law; the enforcement and implementation of the World Heritage Convention in South Africa; the recognition and establishment of World Heritage Sites; the establishment of Authorities and the granting of additional powers to existing organs of state; the powers and duties of such Authorities, especially those safeguarding the integrity of World Heritage Sites; where appropriate, the establishment of Boards and Executive Staff Components of the Authorities; integrated management plans over World Heritage Sites; land matters in relation to World Heritage Sites; financial, auditing and reporting controls over the Authorities; and to provide for incidental matters.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| CONTENTS OF ACT | |
| CHAPTER I. DEFINITIONS, OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES AND IMPLEMENTATION | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Enactment of Convention as part of South African law |
| 3. | Objectives of Act |
| 4. | Fundamental principles |
| 5. | Enforcement and implementation of Convention |
| 6. | Identification and nomination of World Heritage Sites |
| CHAPTER II. AUTHORITIES | |
| 7. | Consultation prior to declaration or establishment of Authority |
| 8. | Existing organ of state declared as Authority |
| 9. | Establishment of new Authorities |
| 10. | Organs of new Authorities |
| 11. | Name of Authority |
| 12. | Disestablishment of Authority and revocation of powers |
| 13. | Powers and duties of Authorities |
| CHAPTER III. BOARD AND EXECUTIVE STAFF COMPONENT | |
| 14. | Establishment of Board for new Authority |
| 15. | Powers and duties of Board of new Authority |
| 16. | Terms of Employment of Board of new Authority |
| 17. | Appointment of Executive Staff Component of new Authority |
| 18. | Transfer of staff members where existing organ of state is declared as Authority |
| 19. | Powers of Executive Staff Component of new Authority |
| 20. | Terms of Employment of Executive Staff Component of new Authority |
| CHAPTER IV. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PLANS | |
| 21. | Preparation and implementation of integrated management plans |
| 22. | Harmonisation of integrated management plans |
| 23. | Objects of integrated management plans |
| 24. | Contents of integrated management plans |
| 25. | Approval of integrated management plans |
| 26. | Duration of integrated management plan |
| 27. | Amendment or termination of integrated management plan by Minister |
| 28. | Model integrated management plan |
| CHAPTER V. LAND | |
| 29. | Purchase of land for World Heritage Site purposes |
| 30. | Expropriation of land for World Heritage Site purposes |
| 31. | Transfer and alienation of movable or immovable property, and consolidation of land |
| CHAPTER VI. FINANCES AND REPORTS | |
| 32. | Application of chapter |
| 33. | Funding |
| 34. | Security |
| 35. | Expenditure of monies |
| 36. | Annual financial plan |
| 37. | Strategic plan |
| 38. | Financial regulations |
| 39. | Accounting |
| 40. | Audit |
| 41. | Report by Auditor-General |
| 42. | Annual report |
| CHAPTER VII. GENERAL | |
| 43. | Delegation |
| 44. | Regulations |
| 45. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE [s1] |
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