Cultural Heritage Act (Cap. 445)

Contents

1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 3 Objects to which provisions of this Act apply.
4. PART II
5. Art. 4 Principles and duties.
6. Art. 5 Conditions.
7. Art. 6 Priority of cultural heritage.
8. PART III
9. Art. 7 Superintendence.
10. Art. 8 Operating agency.
11. Art. 9 Board of Directors.
12. Art. 10 National strategy for cultural heritage. Renumbered/
13. Art. 10A National World Heritage Technical Committee.
14. Art. 11 Exemption from certain taxes. Renumbered/
15. Art. 12 National Council for Cultural Heritage. Renumbered/
16. Art. 13 Cultural Heritage Fund. Renumbered: XIX.2019.12.
17. Art. 14 National Forum. Renumbered: XIX.2019.13.
18. PART IV
19. Art. 15 Staff appointments. Renumbered/
20. Art. 16 Detailing of public officers. Renumbered: XIX.2019.15. Status of public officers. Cap. 93. Cap. 58.
21. Art. 17 Offers of permanent employment to public officers detailed for duty with the Entities. Renumbered/
22. PART V
23. Art. 18 Entities to meet expenditure out of revenue. Renumbered/
24. Art. 19 Power to borrow capital.
25. Art. 20 Advances from Government. Renumbered: XIX.2019.19.
26. Art. 21 Borrowing from Government. Renumbered: XIX.2019.19.
27. Art. 22 Estimates of the Entities. Renumbered: XIX.2019.19.
28. Art. 23 Expenditure according to the approved estimates. Renumbered/
29. Art. 24 Publication of approved estimates. Renumbered: XIX.2019.21.
30. Art. 25 Accounts and audit. Renumbered/
31. Art. 26 Deposit of revenues and payment by the entities. Renumbered: XIX.2019.23.
32. Art. 27 Contractsofsupply and of works.
33. Art. 28 Annual report.
34. PART VI
35. Art. 29 Qualifications for warrant.
36. Art. 30 Special circumstances.
37. Art. 31 Granting of warrant to practice the profession of Conservator- Restorer.
38. Art. 32 Other persons working with Conservator- Restorers.
39. Art. 33 Temporary warrant. Cap. 451.
40. Art. 34 Third country nationals.
41. Art. 35 Bord tal-Warrant tar-Restawraturi.
42. Art. 36 Complaints on ethical issues.
43. Art. 37 Establishment of Conservation- Restoration (Appeals) Board.
44. Art. 38 Appeals from decisions of the Board.
45. Art. 39 Functions of the Board. Subsituted by: XIX.2019.33.
46. Art. 40 Suspension or revocation of warrants and practising certificates and registrations of Heritage Skills.
47. Art. 41 Effects of revocation, cancellation or suspension of a warrant, practising certificate or registration of Heritage Skills. Subsituted by: XIX.2019.35.
48. Art. 42 Recognition of approved bodies. Subsituted by: XIX.2019.36.
49. Art. 43 Regulation of restorationservices and performance. Renumbered/
50. PART VII
51. Art. 44 Declaration of Underwater Cultural Heritage.
52. Art. 45 Protected zones.
53. Art. 46 Custody of Underwater Cultural Heritage.
54. Art. 47 Permits for exploration or recovery of shipwrecks and relics.
55. Art. 48 Duty to report the discovery of underwater cultural heritage.
56. PART VIII
57. Art. 49 Protection of Cultural Heritage.
58. Art. 50 Movable cultural property granted on loan or by allocation.
59. Art. 51 Site entrustment.
60. Art. 52 Public collections management.
61. PART IX
62. Art. 53 National Inventory.
63. Art. 54 Control of exportation and re- exportation. Renumbered/
64. Art. 55 Right of preference.
65. Art. 56 Conservation and restoration.
66. Art. 57 Repair and restoration by Government. Renumbered/
67. Art. 58 Cap. 552.
68. Art. 59 Permit for development and interventions on cultural property.
69. Art. 60 Power of entry and inspection.
70. Art. 61 Discovery of cultural property.
71. Art. 62 Suspension notices.
72. Art. 63 Conservation and Protection order.
73. Art. 64 Guardianship.
74. Art. 64A Right of first refusal to Agency of vacant Government property
75. Art. 65 Exclusive right to excavate.
76. Art. 66 International conventions, etc.
77. Art. 67 Return of stolen and illegally exported cultural property.
78. Art. 68 Right of appeal.
79. PART X
80. Art. 69 Provisions regarding religious cultural heritage.
81. PART XI
82. Art. 70 Wilful damage or destruction of cultural property.
83. Art. 71 Power to prosecute and to assist the Police and other officers. Renumbered/
84. PART XII
85. Art. 72 Power to make regulations. Renumbered/
86. PART XIII
87. Art. 73 Saving.