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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
2003 The Export of Objects of Cultural Interest Order (Please contact The Database manager for a copy of this document natlawsdatabase@unesco.org)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1948 The Entertainments Act [English]
1994 The Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Order 1994 [English]
1994 The Ecclesiastical Exemption (liste buildings and conservation areas) Order [English]
1985 The Decree on the Protection of the Buildings owned by the State (no longer in force) [Asetus valtion omistamien rakennusten suojelusta 14.6.1985/480] Finnish
2007 The Cultural Heritage Protection Act (wholly amended by Act N.8346, Apr.11, 2007) [English]
  • Russian Federation
1996 The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation [Russian]
  • Saint Lucia
1965 The Copyright Order N.1859 [English]
  • Trinidad and Tobago
1989 The Copyright Order [English]
  • Trinidad and Tobago
1997 The Copyright Act N.8 [English]
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1989 The Copyright Act N.53 [English]
  • Jamaica
1913 The Copyright Act [English]
  • Trinidad and Tobago
1980 The Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago [English]
  • Haiti
1987 The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti [French]
  • Bahamas
1973 The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (10 July 1973) [English]
  • Dominica
1978 The Commonwealth of Dominica Constitution Order [English]
1992 The Church Conservation Act (Finnish) [Finnish]
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1980 The Bill concerning the palaces of Niavaran and Sa'd-abad, and evaluating and maintaining the pertinent properties thereof [English]
  • Bahrain
1970 The Bahrain Antiquities Ordinance [Arabic]
The Bahrain Antiquities Ordinance (translation) [English]
  • Sri Lanka
1940 The Antiquities Ordinance, N. 9 of 1940 [English]
  • Kenya
1983 The Antiquities Monuments Act [English]
  • Pakistan
1947 The Antiquities Export Control Act [English]
  • India
1978 The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (52 of 1972) along with The Antiquities and Art Treasures Rules, 1973 (updated January 2012) [Hindi]
  • Myanmar
1957 The Antiquities Act [English]
  • Bangladesh
1976 The Antiquities (amendment) Ordinance N.939 [English]
  • Antigua and Barbuda
1981 The Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order [English]
  • India
1958 The ancient monuments and archeological sites and remains bill (updated in January 2012) [English]
1991 The Ancient Monuments (Claims for Compensation) (Wales) Regulations 1991 [English]
1991 The Ancient Monuments (Claims for Compensation) (England) Regulations 1991 [English]
1981 The Ancient Monuments (Applications for Scheduled Monument Consent) Regulations 1981 [English]
1985 The Act on the Protection of Buildings (no longer in force) [Rakennussuojelulaki 18.1.1985/60] Finnish
  • Iceland
2001 The Act on export of cultural heritage goods and delivery of cultural heritage goods to other countries N.105/2001 [Icelandic]
1964 Texte actuel du règlement N.47 sur le devoir d'aviser les conservateurs de monuments de la mise en vente de biens culturels [French]
  • Latvia
Text consolidated by the latvian Translation and Terminology Centre with amending laws of: 1 June 1993, 2 December 1993, 9 February 1995, 15 November 2001, 6 November 2003 and 28 April 2005 [Par kultūras pieminekļu aizsardzību] Latvian

Text consolidated by the latvian Translation and Terminology Centre with amending laws of: 1 June 1993, 2 December 1993, 9 February 1995, 15 November 2001, 6 November 2003 and 28 April 2005 [English]
1986 Testo unico delle imposte sui redditi [Italian]
1976 Temporary Law N.12 of 1976 on antiquities [Arabic]
  • Cook Islands
2003 Te Reo Maori Act [English]
  • Ecuador
2004 Sustitución de la Decisión 460 sobre la protección y recuperación de bienes del patrimonio cultural de los Países Miembros de la Comunidad Andina [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Peru
Supreme Resolution N.018-2006 ED [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Samoa
2007 Summary of existing laws, policies and conventions referring to Cultural issues in Samoa [English]
  • Mexico
2005 Steps to request the transport and/or exhibition of archaeological monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Mexico
2005 Steps for obtaining a licence for the temporary or final export of moveable properties and/or monuments [Spanish; Castilian]
2000 Statutes of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities
  • Cyprus
Standardised exportation license (for a copy of the document, please contact natlawsdatabase@unesco.org)
  • Suriname
2001 Staatsbesluit van 31 oct. 2001 (S.B. 2001 No. 74) Besluit instelling Bouwcommissie en Aanwijzing historische binnenstad [Dutch; Flemish]
Specific Licence (for a copy of the licence, please contact natlawsdatabase@unesco.org)
Specific Export licence (for a copy of the document, please contact natlawsdatabase@unesco.org)
  • Suriname
2003 Special architectural design codes for new buildings within the World Heritage Site of the Historic Inner City of Paramaribo (published in the Gazette of April 29, 2003, No. 34) [Dutch; Flemish]
  • Cambodia
2002 Sous-décret N.98 concernant l'exécution de la protection du patrimoine culturel (traduction) [Khmer]
Sous-décret N.98 concernant l'exécution de la protection du patrimoine culturel (traduction) [French]
  • Cambodia
2002 Sous-décret N.98 concernant l'exécution de la protection du patrimoine culturel (traduction) [Khmer]
Subdecree 98 respecting implementation of cultural heritage protection [English]