Heritage Conservation Act (2019)

This Act regulates heritage conservation. The objective of this Act is the preservation and diversity of cultural heritage, which is ensured with the following activities: preservation and protection of cultural monuments, heritage conservation areas and the environments of cultural value surrounding thereof; protection of archaeological finds and protected archaeological sites; and safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. The provisions of the Building Code and Land Improvement Act shall be applied to building on monuments, heritage conservation areas and the buffer zones thereof, taking account of the specifications provided for in this Act. If possible, the notification or permit procedure provided for in this Act shall be combined with the notification or permit procedure prescribed for in the Building Code or Land Improvement Act. This Act shall be applied to the designation of monuments, heritage conservation areas and protected archaeological sites and organising the protection and preservation of monuments, heritage conservation areas, protected archaeological sites and archaeological finds. This Act also applies within an exclusive economic zone for the purposes of the Exclusive Economic Zone Act.