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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4800

Country Year Title
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1976 Preservation of historic buildings and antiquities Act [English]
  • Singapore
1971 Preservation of Monuments Act [English]
  • Fiji
1940 Preservation of Objects of Archaeological and Palneontological Interest Act [English]
  • Tonga
2007 Preservation of Objects of Archaeological Interest Act [English]
  • Mexico
1986 Presidential agreement establishing the minimal requirements for safeguarding the cultural assets residing in museums [English]
  • Belarus
2007 Presidential Decree 190 of 2007 [Russian]
  • Belarus
2006 Presidential Decree 299 of 2006 [Russian]
  • Belarus
2007 Presidential Decree 527 of 2007 [Russian]
  • Belarus
2007 Presidential Decree N.190 of 2007 [Russian]
  • Belarus
2004 Presidential Decree N.627 of 2004 [Russian]
  • Yemen
1997 Presidential Decree No 129 concerning the Ministry of Culture and Tourism [Arabic]
  • Indonesia
1992 Presidential Decree No. 25 of 1992 on Profit Sharing between the Indonesian Government and Salvage Companies with Salved Valuable Objects Retrieved from Shipwrecks (no longer in force cf. Decree 12 of 2009) [Indonesian]
  • Indonesia
1989 Presidential Decree No. 43 of 1989 on the National Committee and Utilization of Valuable Cargo from Sunken Ships [Indonesian]
  • Indonesia
2009 Presidential Decree Nr. 12 of 2009, replacing Decree N. 19 of 2007 concerning the Appointment of the National Committee and the Utilization of Valuable Cargo Raised from Sunken Ships [Indonesian]
  • Philippines
1974 Presidential Decree n°374 amending certain sections of Republic Act n°4846 [English]
  • Uruguay
2006 Presidential Resolution delegating to the MEC some Attributions of the Executive [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Kuwait
1960 Princely Decree on the Antiquities Law n°11, 1960 [Arabic]
Princely Decree on the Antiquities Law n°11, 1960 (translation) [English]
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Principle 83 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Constitution and Article 26 of the Civil Code (ownership/possession of cultural objects) [English]
  • Latvia
2011 Procedure for accreditation of private archives [English]
  • Mexico
2003 Procedure INAH-00-003: Permit for allowing the exportation of reproductions of archaeological and historical monuments and to obtain registration in the INAH registry of reproducers and exporters [Spanish; Castilian]
Procedure INAH-00-003: Permit for allowing the exportation of reproductions of archaeological and historical monuments and to obtain registration in the INAH registry of reproducers and exporters (translation) [English]
  • Latvia
2003 Procedures for Return of Unlawfully Removed Art and Antique Objects [Latvian]
Procedures for Return of Unlawfully Removed Art and Antique Objects (translation) [English]
2000 Proclamation 209/2000 to provide for research and conservation of cultural heritage [Amharic]
Proclamation 209/2000 to provide for research and conservation of cultural heritage [English]
1966 Proclamation N.229 pf 1966 to provide for the protection and preservation of antiquities [Amharic]
2003 Proclamation No.373/2003 to acceed the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its First Protocol [English]
2003 Proclamation No.374/2003 to ratify the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property [English]
  • Pakistan
1993 Prohibition for movement of antiquities between specified areas [English]
  • Tunisia
1991 Projet de carte nationale des sites archéologiques et des monuments historiques [Arabic]
1956 Protection des monuments historiques en Pologne [French]
  • Cook Islands
1994 Protection of Antiquities Act [English]
  • Malta
1932 Protection of Antiquities Regulations
1997 Protection of Archaeological Resources (43 CFR 7) [English]
  • Australia
2013 Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Act [English]
  • Australia
2014 Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Regulation [English]
2008 Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Regulations 2008 [English]
  • Republic of Korea
Protection of Cultural Properties Act (translation) [English]
  • Montenegro
2010 Protection of Cultural property Act [English]
1984 Protection of Cultural Property Act (amendment of 1982 Act) [English]
1973 Protection of Cultural Property Law [Russian]
  • Tonga
2002 Protection of Geographical Indications Act [English]
  • Belarus
1992 Protection of Historical Cultural Heritage Act 1940-XII [ОБ ОХРАНЕ ИСТОРИКО-КУЛЬТУРНОГО НАСЛЕДИЯ] Russian

Law of the Republic of Belarus on the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus (translation) [English]
1987 Protection of Military Remains Act (Guernsey) Order 1987 (no more in force) [English]
1986 Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 [English]
Protection of Military remains Act 1986 [English]
1987 Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (Guernsey) Order 1987 (no more in force) [English]
1986 Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (no more in force) [English]
  • Australia
1986 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act (with incorporated amendments 2014) [English]
  • Australia
1986 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act N.11 [English]
  • Australia
1986 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act, 1986 [English]
  • Australia
1988 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage regulations (amendment N. 194) [English]
  • Australia
1990 Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations (Amendment N.350) [English]