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World Heritage Convention Act, 1999 (Act No. 49 of 1999)
Notice No. 1485 of 1999
Act
Preamble
Chapter I : Definitions, Objectives, Principles and Implementation
1. Definitions
2. Enactment of Convention as part of South African Law
3. Objectives of Act
4. Fundamental principles
5. Enforcement and implementation of Convention
6. Identification and nomination of World Heritage Sites
Chapter II : Authorities
7. Consultation prior to declaration or establishment of Authority
8. Existing organ of state declared as Authority
9. Establishment of new Authorities
10. Organs of new Authorities
11. Name of Authority
12. Disestablishment of Authority and revocation of powers
13. Powers and duties of Authorities
Chapter III : Board and Executive Staff Component
14. Establishment of Board for new Authority
15. Powers and duties of Board of new Authority
16. Terms of Employment of Board of new Authority
17. Appointment of Executive Staff Component
18. Transfer of staff members where existing organ of state is declared as Authority
19. Powers of Executive Staff Component of new Authority
20. Terms of Employment of Executive Staff Component of new Authority
Chapter IV : Integrated Management Plans
21. Preparation and implementation of integrated management plans
22. Harmonisation of integrated management plans
23. Objects of integrated management plans
24. Contents of integrated management plans
25. Approval of integrated management plans
26. Duration of integrated management plan
27. Amendment or termination of integrated management plan by Minister
28. Model integrated management plan
Chapter V : Land
29. Purchase of land for World Heritage Site purposes
30. Expropriation of land for World Heritage Site purposes
31. Transfer and alienation of movable or immovable property, and consolidation of land
Chapter VI : Finances and Reports
32. Application of chapter
33. Funding
34. Security
35. Expenditure of monies
36. Annual financial plan
37. Strategic plan
38. Financial regulations
39. Accounting
40. Audit
41. Report by Auditor-General
42. Annual report
Chapter VII : General
43. Delegation
44. Regulations
45. Short title and commencement
Schedule
World Heritage Convention
Convention concerning the protection of the World Cutlural and Natural Heritage
I. Definition of the cultural and natural heritage
II. National protection and international protection of the cultural and natural heritage
III. Intergovernmental committee for the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage
IV. Fund for the protection of the World Cultural and natural heritage
V. Conditions and arrangements for international assistance
VI. Educational programmes
VII. Reports
VIII. Final clauses
Notices
Amended Format and Procedure for Nomination of World Heritage Sites in the Republic of South Africa
Notice No. 2251 of 2022
Foreword by the Minister
1. Acronyms and Abbreviations
2. Introduction
3. Part 1: Legislative Framework
4. Part 2: Tentative Listing
5. Part 3: Nomination Dossier for inscription
6. Part 4: Time Table
7. Annexes
Annex 1: Checklist for Tentative List and Nomination Dossier
Declaration of Management Authority for Robben Island Museum World Heritage Site
Notice No. 3380 of 2023
Declaration of the MEC responsible for the environment in the Gauteng Province as the Management Authority for the Fossil Hominid site of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai and environs (Cradle of Humankind) World Heritage Site
Notice No. 4508 of 2024
"natural heritage"
has the meaning given to it in Article 2 of the Convention;
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