Government Gazette 29 December 2004
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NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT, 2004
Act No. 27, 2004
(c)
No.3361
make any decision which the Council could have made in relation to the
matter under this Act.
Regulations
62. (1) The Minister, on the recommendation of the Council, may make
regulations relating to
(a)
the issuing of any permit or consent under this Act;
(b)
the control of excavations or other works or activities carried out in relation
to a protected place or protected object;
(c)
any application made to the Councilor a local authority with delegated
power under this Act, including the particulars or information to be furnished
and any documents, drawings, plans and photographs to accompany such
application; and
(d)
generally relating to any matter required or permitted to be prescribed under
this Act or which the Minister considers necessary or expedient to prescribe
for the purpose of achieving the objects of this Act.
(2) The Minister may make regulations relevant to international conventions
or agreements to enforce measures concerning trade in items of national heritage belonging
to states other than Namibia.
(3)
Regulations made under this section may
(a)
differentiate between different classes of persons or different places or
objects;
(b)
make provision for the granting of exemptions from any provision thereof;
(c)
create an offence for any contravention thereof or any failure to comply
with a provision thereof; and
(d)
prescribe penalties in respect of any such offence not exceeding a fine of
N$4 000 or imprisonment for a period of 1 year.
Offences and penalties
63.
(1)
(a)
fails to comply with a request or requirement lawfully made under this Act;
(b)
for the purpose of obtaining, whether for himself or herself or for any other
person, any permit, consent or other authority in terms of this Act, makes
any statement or representation knowing it to be false or not knowing or
believing it to be true;
(c)
fails to comply with or performs any act contrary to the terms, conditions,
restrictions or directions subject to which any permit, consent or authority
has been issued to him or her under this Act;
(d)
obstructs the holder of a permit or consent under this Act in exercising a
right authorised by the permit or consent;
A person commits an offence who