Historical Monuments Act

HISTORICAL MONUMENTS ACT. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Section DECLARATION OF PRESERVED AND PROTECTED OBJECTS. 1. Interpretation. 2. Declaration of preserved objects. 3. Declaration of protected objects. 4. Protection of objects by agreement. 5. Gift or bequest. 6. Protection of certain places. 7. List of preserved or protected objects. MAINTENANCE. 8. Acts prohibited. 9. Maintenance and inspection of objects. 10. Duties of conservator of antiquities. 11. Discovery. 12. Excavations prohibited without licence. 13. Objects discovered to be surrendered. 14. Sale. 15. Export. 16. Advisory panel. MISCELLANEOUS. 17. Submission of a report. 18. Right of access by public to preserved or protected objects. 19. Offences and penalties. 20. Application of the Mining Act. 21. Regulations. CHAPTER 46 HISTORICAL MONUMENTS ACT. Commencement : 15 May, 1968. An Act to provide for the preservation and protection of historical monuments and objects of archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographical and traditional interest and for other matters connected therewith. DECLARATION OF PRESERVED AND PROTECTED OBJECTS. 1. Interpretation.

ethnographical and traditional interest and for other matters connected therewith. DECLARATION OF PRESERVED AND PROTECTED OBJECTS. 1. Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— ( a ) "advisory panel" means the advisory panel appointed under section 16; ( b ) "conservator of antiquities" includes any person appointed to maintain and inspect a preserved or protected object; ( c ) "discover" means to reveal or obtain scientific knowledge in relation to any object of archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographical, historical or traditional interest; ( d ) "district commissioner" includes an administrative or assistant administrative officer; ( e ) "excavate" includes to dig, probe, search or investigate any object of archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographical, historical or traditional interest; ( f ) "historical monument" means any object, site, place, building or erection having connections with historical events; ( g ) "Minister" means the Minister to whom functions under this Act are assigned; ( h ) "museum" means the National Museum of Uganda; ( i ) "object" when used in relation to— (i) an object of archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographical or historical interest includes any site, place, structure, erection of building, memorial, tumulus, cairn, pit dwelling, trench, fortification, irrigation work, cave, rock sculpture, inscription, monolith, fossil remains of man or animal or plant or any object which is of historical interest, or any part of such object; (ii) an object of traditional interest means any object made, erected or built, or formed in a traditional or localised fashion by human agency, other than an object intended for sale; ( j ) "owner" includes an occupier; ( k ) "prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made under this Act; ( l ) "preserved object" means any object declared to be a preserved object under section 2; ( m ) "protected object" means any object declared to be a protected object under section 3.

object declared to be a preserved object under section 2; ( m ) "protected object" means any object declared to be a protected object under section 3.

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