Government Gazette 29 December 2004
No.3361
Act No. 27, 2004
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NATIONALHERITAGE ACT, 2004
(a)
purchase or otherwise acquire or receive in trust or by donation any
immovable or movable property or any interest in immovable or movable
property which is, or is proposed to be declared, a heritage place or a heritage
object under this Act, and entrust any heritage object so acquired to the
custody of the National Museum, the National Art Gallery, the National
Archives or any other museum or institution, as the Council may determine;
(b)
take such measures as the Council may determine for the preservation,
conservation, restoration and security of any protected place or protected
object, including the provision of incentives in such manner as it may think
fit, and render financial assistance to any person or authority or body of
persons who satisfies the Council that they have the necessary professional
skills to carry out preservation and restoration work in relation to a protected
place or protected object;
(c)
in relation to a protected place or protected object which is in private
ownership, enter into an agreement with the owner with a view to the
conservation of its environment or its preservation or presentation to
members of the public;
(d)
by agreement with the owner of any land acquire or construct and maintain
an access road over that land to any protected place and to construct upon
the land fences, walls or gates along or across the road or to enclose that
place;
(e)
insure in the name of the Council any property under its control and to
insure the Council against any risk arising out of the exercise of its powers
or the performance of its functions;
(f)
subject to the consent of the Minister, granted after consultation with the
Minister of Finance
(i)
to lease, exchange, transfer to trustees to hold in trust or otherwise
alienate or, hypothecate or burden with a servitude a protected place
or other immovable property; or
(ii)
to lend, exchange, transfer to trustees, to hold in trust or otherwise
delegate control over a protected object or other movable object,
owned by the Councilor controlled on behalf of the State by the Council; or
(g)
appoint Honorary Heritage Officers to assist the Council in its functions on
a voluntary basis.
Chairperson
and Vice-Chairperson
6.
(1) The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Council are elected by
the members of the Council from among their number at the first meeting of the Council.
(2)
Chairperson
The Council may at any time remove the Chairperson
from office and elect another member in that office.
or the Vicc-
Term of office
7.
(1)
An appointed member holds office for a period, not exceeding three
years, specified in the instrument of his or her appointment.
(2)
A retiring member of the Council is eligible for reappointment.