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World Heritage Convention Act, 1999 (Act No. 49 of 1999)

Chapter I : Definitions, Objectives, Principles and Implementation

6. Identification and nomination of World Heritage Sites

 

(1) The Minister is responsible for the procedure relating to the nomination of World Heritage Sites in accordance with this Act, the Convention and the Operating Guidelines.

 

(2) The Department or a body determined by the Minister must identify places of potential cultural or natural heritage and investigate the desirability of nominating such places for inclusion on the World Heritage List.

 

(3) Any person may submit a proposal in writing to the Department or, if it is in existence, the body referred to in subsection (2), for a place in the Republic to be nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage List.

 

(4) The Minister may determine the format and procedures for—
(a) the proposal referred to in subsection (3);
(b) an investigation into such proposal; and
(c) the nomination of any place in the Republic for inclusion on the World Heritage List.

 

(5) A written motivation for the declaration of a place as a World Heritage Site must be prepared and kept by the Department in accordance with the requirements of the Convention and the Operating Guidelines.