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List of National Cultural Heritage Laws

Total number of results: 4801

Country Year Title
1997 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) - Scotland - Act [English]
2000 Act 183 on Librairies, on the supplements of Act No. 27:1987 of the Slovak National Council on the state care of historical monuments and on the amendments and supplements of Act No. 68:1997 on Matica slovenská [183/2000 Z.z. ZÁKON z 12. mája 2000 o knižniciach, o doplnení zákona Slovenskej národnej rady č. 27/1987 Zb. o štátnej pamiatkovej starostlivosti a o zmene a doplnení zákona č. 68/1997 Z. z. o Matici slovenskej] Slovak

Act 183 on Librairies, on the supplements of Act No. 27:1987 of the Slovak National Council on the state care of historical monuments and on the amendments and supplements of Act No. 68:1997 on Matica slovenská (12/05/00) (translation) [English]
  • Argentina
1999 Law 25.197/1999 on the system of the register of the cultural heritage [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Malawi
1991 Arts and Crafts Act [English]
  • Romania
2005 Ordinance 2375 [Ordinul nr. 2375 din 21.11.2005 pentru modificarea art. 4 din Anexa nr. 1 la Ordinul ministrului culturii şi cultelor nr.2535/27.02.2003 ] Romanian
  • Uruguay
2002 Law n°17.473 on the General Registry of National Plastic Works of Art [Spanish; Castilian]
2004 Resolution N. 1107 on the procedure of return of cultural pbjects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State of the European Union [Lithuanian]
  • Mexico
1997 Ley de Expropriacion (ultima reforma 4 dicembre 1997) [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Serbia
1992 Law on Activities of general interest in the field of culture [Serbian]
1999 Act on adopting certain regulations of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 875/ 1999 [Laki kulttuuriomaisuuden luvattoman tuonnin, viennin ja omistusoikeuden siirron kieltämiseksi ja ehkäisemiseksi tehdyn yleissopimuksen eräiden määräysten hyväksymisestä N:o 875/ 1999] Finnish

Act on adopting certain regulations of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property 875/ 1999 (translation) [English]
  • Uruguay
1987 Law n°15.903 on the Registry of Works acquired by the State [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Kazakhstan
1996 Law on Culture [Russian]
  • Chad
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sudan
  • Eswatini
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 4: du Rwanda au Zimbabwe [English]
  • Belgium
2004 Decree for Accepting the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 1999 [French]
  • Philippines
1987 Article 14 of the Constitution of the Philippines [English]
2003 Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003 [English]
  • Armenia
Law on Import and Export of Cultural Property [ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ АРМЕНИЯ] Russian
  • Costa Rica
Handbook of procedures: Definitive import
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
2006 Law 3520 [Greek, Modern (1453-)]
  • Tunisia
1994 Décret 94-2369 portant création et organisation du centre national de la calligraphie à l’institut national du patrimoine (traduction) [French]
2001 Historic Monuments (Class Consents) Order (Northern Ireland) [English]
  • Argentina
Conditions relating to temporary, permanent exports and to the refunding of archaeological goods [Spanish; Castilian]
  • Niger
1997 Decree n° 97-407/PRN/MCC/MESRT/IA of 10th November 1997 for the Implementation of the Law n° 97-002 of 30th June 1997 related to Protection, Conservation and Promotion of the National Cultural Heritage [French]
  • Romania
2002 Decision 1430 [HOTARÂREA DE GUVERN nr. 1430/2003 pentru aprobarea Normelor metodologice privind situatiile în care Ministerul Culturii si Cultelor, respectiv autoritatile administratiei publice locale, contribuie la acoperirea costurilor lucrarilor de protejare si de interventie asupra monumentelor istorice, proportia contributiei, procedurile, precum si conditiile pe care trebuie sa le îndeplineasca proprietarul, altul decât statul, municipiul, orasul sau comuna] Romanian
  • Uruguay
2006 Presidential Resolution delegating to the MEC some Attributions of the Executive [Spanish; Castilian]
1994 Law I - 733 on Protection of Immovable cultural Properties [Lithuanian]
Law I - 733 on Protection of Immovable cultural Properties (translation) [English]
  • Russian Federation
2002 Law on Objects of Cutlural Heritage of Peoples of Russia [РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ЗАКОН Об объектах культурного наследия 2002] Russian
  • Uruguay
1992 Decree n°178 on El Preciado Treasure Commission [Spanish; Castilian]
2002 Criterias to Designate the Properties as National Monuments [KRITERIJE za proglašenje dobara nacionalnim spomenicima] Bosnian

Criterias to Designate the Properties as National Monuments (translation) [English]
  • Mexico
1964 Decree for declaring Historical Monuments all works of Gerardo Murillo Coronado (Doctor Atl) [Spanish; Castilian]
1936 Tithe Act 1936 [English]
  • Kyrgyzstan
1998 Law on Librarianship [Russian]
  • Uruguay
1970 Law n°13.835 for the Historical Area of Colonia [Spanish; Castilian]
  • China
1982 Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics [Chinese]
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics (translation) [English]
1968 Theft Act 1968 (extracts) [English]
1968 Theft Act 1968 (extracts) [English]
  • Georgia
1996 Law on Librarianship [Закон Грузии О библиотечном деле Г л а в а I. Общие положения] Russian
  • Cuba
1979 Law No.23 on National Museums [Spanish; Castilian]
Law No.23 on National Museums (translation) [English]
2002 Droit et Patrimoine en Afrique 1: de l'Afrique du Sud à l'Ethiopie [English]
  • Tunisia
1993 Décret 93-1609 fixant l'organisation de l'Institut National du Patrimoine et les modalités de son fonctionnement (traduction) [French]
1994 Ancient Monuments (Class Consents) Order [English]
  • Belarus
2003 Instruction on the Order of Reference to Cultural Property for the subjects which are limited for Export/Import from the Territory of the Republic of Belarus and its By-law [Russian]
  • Costa Rica
2003 Organic law of the national system of cultural radio and television (SINART): law Nº 8346, 12 February 2003
  • Seychelles
1991 National Monuments Act Chapter 140 (Subsidiary Legislation) [English]
  • Romania
2000 Ordinance 47 [ORDONANTA nr. 47 din 30 ianuarie 2000 privind stabilirea unor masuri de protectie a monumentelor istorice care fac parte din Lista patrimoniului mondial ] Romanian
1972 Criteria on cooperation between Ministry of Culture, Archaeological Research Centers, Scientific Department of Antiquities, and Museums regarding Legislation on Antiquities [Arabic]
  • Monaco
1970 Rulesbook concerning the regulation of objects found in excavations of October 1970, Article 24 [French]
  • Costa Rica
1992 Law 7243 on tax exemption for musical instruments
  • Argentina
2004 Resolution 2272/2004 about protection of the archaeological and paleontological heritage [Spanish; Castilian]