Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018

Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018
Gibraltar Parliament
Commenced16 August 2018
Legislative history
Introduced22 March 2018
Repeals
Gibraltar Heritage Act 1989
Summary
Conservation of physical and intangible heritage
Status: Current legislation

The Heritage and Antiquities Act 2018 is a Gibraltar law unanimously passed in 2018 by the Gibraltar Parliament to conserve the territory's physical and intangible heritage.[1] The act repeals the previous Gibraltar Heritage Trust Act 1989 but does not eliminate the Gibraltar Heritage Trust established by the repealed act. The bill had been in the drafting process for 18 years.[1] The drafting process took an especially long time due to consultation with restorers.[2] The command paper was published in 2015,[1] the bill was published on 22 March 2018,[3] and the act's commencement date was 16 August 2018.[4] The legislation was welcomed by the Gibraltar Heritage Trust.[1][5]

The full list of protected buildings and monuments is available electronically.[2] The act protects about 80 more buildings and monuments than the Gibraltar Heritage Trust Act 1989.[6] Unlike the previous act, submerged sites are included in this list.[6]

In 2020, city wall names were repainted as a result of the 2018 act.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Heritage Trust welcomes new laws". Gibraltar Chronicle. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Govt set to publish 'Heritage and Antiquities' act this month". Gibraltar Chronicle. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Heritage and Antiquities Bill". Laws of Gilbraltar. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Heritage and Antiquities Act". Laws of Gibraltar. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Heritage Trust welcomes new Heritage and Antiquities bill". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. GBC News. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b "New heritage and antiquities legislation published". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. GBC News. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ "City Wall names being repainted". Gibraltar Panorama. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2024.