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National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999)

Chapter I : System for Management of National Heritage Resources

Part 2 : Constitution, function, powers and duties of heritage resources authorities

24. Functions, powers and duties of provincial heritage resources authority

 

(1) A provincial heritage authority must—
(a) advise the MEC on the implementation of this Act or relevant provincial or municipal legislation;
(b) annually submit a report to the MEC regarding its activities during that year;
(c) promote the systematic identification, recording and assessment of heritage resources and heritage objects which form part of the national estate in a province;
(d) protect and manage heritage resources in a province which fulfil the heritage assessment criteria prescribed under section 7(1) for Grade II status;
(e) notify SAHRA of the presence of any heritage resource in the province which it considers fulfils the heritage assessment criteria prescribed under section 7(1) for Grade I status, nominate such resource for national level protection and furnish SAHRA with the information in its possession relating to such resource;
(f) maintain data bases on heritage resources in accordance with national standards, and at regular intervals furnish SAHRA with such data;
(g) establish policy, objectives and strategy plans for heritage resources management in the province;
(h) determine the competence of local authorities to manage heritage resources in accordance with the national system for the heritage grading of local authorities prescribed under section 8(6);
(i) co-ordinate and monitor the performance of local authorities in the implementation of their responsibilities in terms of this Act and provincial heritage legislation;
(j) assist local authorities to manage heritage resources in their areas of jurisdiction; and
(k) provide for any areas of responsibility in terms of this Act or any provincial heritage resources legislation when a local authority does not have competence, or has insufficient capacity, to perform a function in terms of the criteria prescribed under section 8(6).