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Presentation of protected resources
Compulsory repair order
Expropriation
General policy
CHAPTER III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 1: Enforcement, appeals, offences and penalties
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Permits
Appeals
Appointment and powers of heritage inspectors
Offences and penalties
Part 2: Miscellaneous
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Notices
Delegation of powers by Minister or MEC
By-laws by local authorities
Limitation of liability
Exercise of powers outside Republic
Applicability of provincial legislation
Transitional provisions and consequential amendments
Regulations
Repeal
Short title and commencement
SCHEDULE
B
E IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as
follows:—
Application and interpretation
1. This Act binds the State.
Definitions
2. In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—
(i) ‘‘alter’’ means any action affecting the structure, appearance or physical
properties of a place or object, whether by way of structural or other works, by
painting, plastering or other decoration or any other means; (xiiil)
(ii) ‘‘archaeological’’ means—
(a) material remains resulting from human activity which are in a state of
disuse and are in or on land and which are older than 100 years, including
artefacts, human and hominid remains and artificial features and
structures;
(b) rock art, being any form of painting, engraving or other graphic
representation on a fixed rock surface or loose rock or stone, which was
executed by human agency and which is older than 100 years, including
any area within 10m of such representation;
(c) wrecks, being any vessel or aircraft, or any part thereof, which was
wrecked in South Africa, whether on land, in the internal waters, the
territorial waters or in the maritime culture zone of the Republic, as
defined respectively in sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Maritime Zones Act,
1994 (Act No. 15 of 1994), and any cargo, debris or artefacts found or
associated therewith, which is older than 60 years or which SAHRA
considers to be worthy of conservation; and
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