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National Legislation and Regulations:

The South African Heritage Resources Agency is a statutory organisation established in terms of the National Heritage Resources Act (No. 25 of 1999) as the national body responsible for the protection of South Africa’s cultural heritage resources.

Please download the relevant documents below for more information.

AttachedDocs:

Attachment	Size
National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999, Government Gazette, 28 April 1999, Vol.406 No.19974, Notice No.506	166.93 KB
Government Gazette, 31 March 2000, Vol.417 No.2105, Notice No. R. 18, 2000, (Minister's regulations)	587.52 KB
Government Gazette, 2 June 2000, Vol.420 No.21239, Notice No.548, (SAHRA regulations)	2.39 MB
Towards a policy framework for the protection, conservation, management and promotion of heritage objects	100.71 KB
Government Gazette, 6 December 2002, Vol.450 No.24116, Notice No.1512 (Types of Heritage Objects requiring Export Permits).	78 KB
Guidelines for Site Management Plans	113.79 KB
SAHRA Nomination form to declare a National Heritage Site	293.99 KB
SAHRA Additional Nomination Motivation form for Archaeological and Palaeontological Sites (1)	106.57 KB
SAHRA Additional Nomination Motivation form for Archaeological and Palaeontological Sites (2)	106.5 KB
SAHRA Nomination form to declare a National Heritage Object Collection	251.22 KB
SAHRIS Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Partnering Institutions	116.11 KB
Heritage Agreement for handling Grade 1 areas between SAHRA and HWC 2012	411.23 KB
SAHRIS Policy - January 2013	1.4 MB
Archive - Natural and Historical Monuments, Relics and Antiques Act 1923	398.04 KB
Archive - Bushman Relics Act 1911	110.42 KB
Archive - Natural and Historical Monuments, Relics and Antiques Act, 4 of 1934	6.76 MB
Archive - Natural and Historical Monuments, Relics and Antiques Act 1934 Regulations	74.86 KB
Archive - Amendment to Natural and Historical Monuments, Relics and Antiques Act 1934	321.31 KB
National Monuments Act 1969	715.03 KB
SAHRIS SLA to all users, May 2013	677.61 KB
SAHRA Minimum Standards for Heritage Impact Assessments 2007	181 KB
Conservation Principles	188.92 KB
License Agreement between the Council for Geoscience and SAHRA over use of 1 in 250 000 geological data	639.46 KB
National Archives and Records Service of South Africa Act, Act 43 of 1996)	153.27 KB
SAHRA Palaeontology Permitting Policy	9.74 MB
Government Gazette, 6 December 2002, No.1512. Types of Heritage Objects - Superseded	78 KB
SAHRA Archaeology Permitting Policy	8.93 MB
Guidelines to Ethical and Curatorial Considerations for Accredited Repositories for Archaeological or Palaeontological Material	107.28 KB
Section 9 Regulations.pdf	189.18 KB
SAHRA Minimum Standards for Palaeontological Impact Assessments	607.26 KB
Types of Heritage Objects - Current	323.23 KB

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