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National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999)
Notice No. 506 of 1999
Act
Preamble
1. Application and interpretation
2. Definitions
Chapter I : System for Management of National Heritage Resources
Part 1 : General Principles
3. National estate
4. Application
5. General principles for heritage resources management
6. Principles for management of heritage resources
7. Heritage assessment criteria and grading
8. Responsibilities and competence of heritage resources authorities and local authorities
9. Rights, duties and exemptions of State and supported bodies
10. General principles of procedure
Part 2 : Constitution, function, powers and duties of heritage resources authorities
11. Establishment of South African Heritage Resources Agency
12. Object of SAHRA
13. Functions, powers and duties of SAHRA
14. Establishment and constitution of SAHRA Council
15. Chairperson of Council
16. Functions of Council
17. Meetings of Council
18. Committees of Council
19. Reimbursement of expenses incurred by members of Council and committees
20. Employees of Council
21. Finances and property
22. Reports
23. Establishment of provincial heritage resources authorities
24. Functions, powers and duties of provincial heritage resources authority
25. General powers and duties of heritage resources authorities
26. Delegation of functions or powers of heritage resources authorities
Chapter II : Protection and Management of Heritage Resources
Part 1 : Formal protections
27. National heritage sites and provincial heritage sites
28. Protected areas
29. Provisional protection
30. Heritage Registers
31. Heritage areas
32. Heritage objects
Part 2 : General protections
33. Import of objects protected in terms of laws of foreign states
34. Structures
35. Archaeology, paleontology and meteorites
36. Burial grounds and graves
37. Public monuments and memorials
38. Heritage resources management
Part 3 : Management
39. Inventory of national estate
40. National heritage resources assistance programme
41. Restitution of heritage objects
42. Heritage agreements
43. Incentives
44. Presentation of protected resources
45. Compulsory repair order
46. Expropriation
47. General policy
Chapter III : General Provisions
Part 1 : Enforcement, appeals, offences and penalties
48. Permits
49. Appeals
50. Appointment and powers of heritage inspectors
51. Offences and penalties
Part 2 : Miscellaneous
52. Notices
53. Delegation of powers by Minister or MEC
54. By-laws by local authorities
55. Limitation of liability
56. Exercise of powers outside Republic
57. Applicability of provincial legislation
58. Transitional provisions and consequential amendments
59. Regulations
60. Repeal
61. Short title and commencement
Schedule
Penalties for National Heritage Act
Regulations
Regulations in terms of Section 59
Notice No. R. 323 of 2000
Chapter I : Definitions
1. Definitions
Chapter II : Appointment of South African Heritage Resources Agency Council (Section 14)
2. Appointment of Council Members
Chapter III : Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred by Members of Council and Committees (Section 19)
3. Reimbursement of expenses
Chapter IV : Competence to Perform Functions [Section 8(6)]
4. Criteria to be used in assessing provincial capacity
5. Criteria to be used in assessing local authority capacity
Chapter V : Delegation of SAHRA Functions [Section 26(1)]
6. Delegation of functions
Chapter VI : Appeal to Council against the Decision of a Committee or other Delegated Representative of SAHRA [Section 49(1)]
7. Appeal process
Chapter VII : Penalties for Contravention of Regulations [Section 51(2)]
8. Penalties for contravention of regulations [Section 51(2)]
Chapter VIII : Circumstances for Objection to Declaration [Section 27(12)]
9. Circumstances for objection to declaration
Chapter IX : Transitional Performance of Functions
10. Transitional Performance of Functions
Chapter X : Victims of Conflict [Section 2(xviii)]
11. Victims of conflict [Section 2(xviii)]
South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) Permit Regulations
Notice No. R. 548 of 2000
Chapter I : Definitions
1. Definitions
Chapter II : Permit Applications (Section 48(1)) and General Provisions for Permit Applications
2. Application procedure and requirements
3. Financial deposits
4. Minimum qualifications and standards of practice
5. Submission of reports
6. Monitoring responsibility of SAHRA
Chapter III : Application for Permit : National Heritage Site, Provincial Heritage Site, Provisionally Protected Place, or Structure Older than 60 Years (Sections 27(18), 29(10) and 34(1))
7. Applicability
8. Application requirements and procedure
9. Minimum qualifications and standards of practice
Chapter IV : Application for Permit : Archaeological or Palaeontological Site or Meteorite (Section 34(4))
10. Applicability
11. Application requirements and procedure
12. Minimum qualifications
13. Standards of practice for excavation and removal
14. Standards of curation
15. Fees and financial deposits
16. Submission of reports
Chapter V : Application for Permit to Reproduce a National Heritage Site (Section 27(23))
17. Applicability
18. Application requirements and procedure
Chapter VI : Application for Permit : Heritage Objects (Sections 32(13) or 32(17))
19. Applicability
20. Application requirements and procedure
21. Minimum qualifications and standards of practice
Chapter VII : Application for Permit to Export a Heritage (Section 32(21))
22. Applicability
23. Application requirements and procedure
24. Conditions for temporary and permanent export of objects
Chapter VIII : Application for Permit : Wrecks (Section 35(4))
25. Applicability
26. Application requirements and procedure
27. Permit extensions
28. Minimum qualifications
29. Standards of practice
30. Standards of curation
31. Fees and financial deposits
32. Submission of reports
Chapter IX : Application for Permit : Burial Grounds and Graves (Section 36(3))
33. Applicability
34. Application requirements and procedure
35. Minimum qualifications and standards of practice
Chapter X : Procedure for Consultation regarding Protected Area (Section 28(3))
36. Applicability
37. Consultation procedure
Chapter XI : Procedure for Consultation regarding Burial Grounds and Graves (Section 36(5))
38. Applicability
39. Identification procedure
40. Consultation and agreement
Chapter XII : Discovery of Previously Unknown Graves (Section 36(6))
41. Applicability
42. Investigation
43. Grading system and criteria
Registration of Dealers in Heritage Objects and the Control of Trade in Heritage Objects
Notice No. 1258 of 2015
Chapter I : Definitions
1. Definitions
Chapter II : Registration of Dealers (Section 32(14))
2. Application procedure: Registration
3. Refusal and cancellation of registration
4. Duration of registration
5. Re-registration
6. Rights and duties of a registered dealer
Regulations in accordance with the Provisions of Section 9
Notice No. 218 of 2017
Chapter I
1. Definition
2. Purpose
3. Application
Chapter II
4. Standards for Maintenance and Conservation Procedures of Heritage Resources in Control of Supported Bodies and State Departments
5. Manner of Reporting on Maintenance and Development
6. Non-Compliance
Notices
630 - Provisional Declaration of Types of Heritage Objects
1156 of 2002 Provisional Protection as a Heritage Resource
1267 of 2002 Provisional Protection as a Heritage Resource
1313 of 2002 (Superseded by Notice 1512)
[Superseded] 1512 of 2002 Declaration of Types of Heritage Objects
694 of 2003 Grading System and Heritage Resources Assessment Criteria [Section 7(1)] of the National Heritage Resources Act
371 of 2003 Provisional Protection as a Heritage Resource
856 of 2004 Declaration of the Kirby Collection of Musical Instruments Housed at the University of Cape Town
857 of 2004 Provisional Protection as a Heritage Resource
410 of 2006 Schedule of Fees for Permit Applications made to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)
490 of 2006 Declaration of Robben Island as a National Heritage Site
1105 - Declaration of the Taung Fossil Site as a National Heritage Site
460 of 2008 Declaration of the Burial Site of Sarah Bartmann as a National Heritage Site
120 of 2009 Declaration of the Boschendal Founders Estate
121 of 2009 Declaration of Ida's Valley
748 of 2009 Declaration of "Madiba House"
178 of 2010 Declaration of "Wonderwerk Cave", (in Kuruman)
1238 of 2018 Declaration of the Wreck of the Sao Jose as a National Heritage Site
1404 of 2018 Declaration of the South African Astronomical Observatory (Royal Observatory) as a National Heritage Site
587 of 2019 Identified Types of Objects that are Protected, and may not be Exported without a Permit from the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)
Declaration of the Game Pass Rock Shelter, Kamberg Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal as a National Heritage Site
Declaration of the Rocklands Community Hall; Mitchell's Plain; Cape Town, Western Cape as a National Heritage Site
Declaration of the Historical Portion of the Phoenix Settlement, Inanda, Ethekwini, Kwazulu-Natal as a National Heritage Site
Declaration of the gravesites of Harry Gwala, Elda Gwala and Lulu Gwala, Swayimane, KwaZulu-Natal as a National Heritage Site
Declaration of the gravesite of Magrieta Jantjies, Kameelboom Cemetary, Upington, Northern Cape as a National Heritage Site
Declaration of the Sibhudu Cave; KwaDukuza Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal as a National Heritage Site
Declaration of Ten (10) Kramats in the "Circle of Tombs" situated at various locations around the Cape Peninsula, Western Cape as National Heritage Sites
Declaration of the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela House situated on Erf 802 and Portions of 803: Majwemasweu, Winnie Mandela (Previously Brandfort) as a National Heritage Site
Declaration of Seven (7) Kramats in the "Circle of Tombs" situated at various locations around Cape Town, Western Cape as National Heritage Sites
Revised Schedule of Fees for Applications made to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) from 1 January 2023
Notice No. 2844 of 2022
Guideline to SAHRA Fees for Services
Declaration of the Thulamela Archaeological Site situated in the Kruger National Park, Limpopo as a National Heritage Site
Declaration of the UmQwashu Memorial Site, Peddie, Eastern Cape as a National Heritage Site
South African Heritage Resources Agency - Schedule of Fees
Notice No. 6330 of 2025
South African Heritage Resources Agency - Schedule of Fees
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