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National Cultural Heritage Preservation
Cap. 333:01 · Revised Edition 2020 · 77 sections
- s. 1Short title
- s. 2Interpretation
- s. 3Responsibility of NICH
- s. 4Functions of NICH
- s. 5Inventory of heritage assets
- s. 6Arrangement with other entities
- s. 7Establishment of Council
- s. 8Appointment and Composition of Council
- s. 9Procedures of Council
- s. 10Declaration of Interest
- s. 11Personal Liability of Council Members
- s. 12Functions of Council
- s. 13Appointment of Committees
- s. 14Establishment of Fund
- s. 15Revenues of Fund
- s. 16Fund accounts, moneys
- s. 17Power to invest
- s. 18Activities etc., to be funded
- s. 19Preparation of Plan
- s. 20Endorsement of Plan
- s. 21Plan requirements
- s. 22Decision to designate and register
- s. 23Criteria for designation
- s. 24Designation of heritage assets and registration
- s. 25Notice of designation and registration, etc., of a heritage asset
- s. 26Deaccession
- s. 27Notice of intention to sell a registered heritage asset
- s. 28Change of ownership of a registered heritage asset
- s. 29Effect of registration of object
- s. 30Amendment or removal from Register
- s. 31Commissioner of Lands and Surveys to maintain a register
- s. 32Establishment of a register
- s. 33Composition of Register
- s. 34Categories of registration
- s. 35Serving of notices
- s. 36Appeal
- s. 37Nominations for assets to be designated and registered
- s. 38Certain nominations not to be accepted
- s. 39Notice to owner on nomination
- s. 40Deferral of consideration of nomination
- s. 41Statement to owner on submission of nomination
- s. 42Obligations of owners
- s. 43Notice of recommendation for nomination
- s. 44Scope of section
- s. 45Power to make interim order
- s. 46Effect of interim protection order
- s. 47Manner of service of order
- s. 48Period of interim protection order
- s. 49Repairs Notice
- s. 50Purpose of repairs notice
- s. 51Contents of repair notice
- s. 52Serving of repairs notice
- s. 53Procedure for failure to preserve building
- s. 54Power of entry for purpose of ascertaining repairs
- s. 55Acquisition of Land, etc
- s. 56Declaration of land required for specific purpose
- s. 57Exception from acquisition
- s. 58Duty to serve notice
- s. 59Right of Government over building
- s. 60Compensation
- s. 61Right of access to courts
- s. 62Power to borrow
- s. 63Estimates
- s. 64Fees to be paid into Fund
- s. 65Annual Report
- s. 66Index of designated assets
- s. 67Transfer of property
- s. 68Guardianship
- s. 69Contracts of supply and works
- s. 70Permit for intervention on heritage asset
- s. 71Suspension notice
- s. 72Power of entry and inspection
- s. 73Penalty for damage, etc., to heritage assets
- s. 74Penalty for destruction, etc., of heritage assets
- s. 75Offence by body corporate
- s. 76Regulations
- s. 77Amendment of Schedules