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and was in existence before 1st June, 1902;
"Board" means the National Museum and Art Gallery Board established under the
National Museum and Art Gallery Act;
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Monuments and Relics appointed under
section 3;
"custodian" means a custodian appointed under section 3;
"excavation" includes any process of digging or unearthing and any act involved in such
process, and "excavate" bears a corresponding meaning;
"historic building" means any building, of national value, which was erected,
constructed or used in Botswana after 1st June, 1902, which building has been declared an
historic building under section 11;
"inspector" means an inspector of monuments appointed under section 3;
"monument" includes(a)

any ancient monument;

(b)

any recent historic monument;

(c)

any area of land which is of archaeological or historical interest or contains objects
of such interest;

(d)

any area of land which has distinctive scenery or a distinctive geological formation;

(e)

any area of land containing rare or distinctive flora;

(f)

any cave, rock shelter, grove of trees, tree, old structure or other object or article,
whether natural or constructed by man, of aesthetic, archaeological, historical or
scientific value or interest, other than a relic; or

(g)

any waterfall;


"national monument" means a monument, recent artefact, or relic which has been

declared a national monument under section 10;
"national value" means value to the cultural or natural heritage of Botswana;
"owner" in relation to any national monument, monument, recent artefact, relic or
protected heritage area, or the land within or on which they are situated, means the owner,
lessee, or other lawful possessor thereof;
"protected heritage area" means(a)

an area or region of national value which has been declared a protected heritage
area under section 11; or

(b)

an area or region containing one or more national monuments, monuments or sites,
which area or region has been declared a protected heritage area under section 11;

"recent artefact" means any drawing, painting, carving, ornament, implement, stone
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