Interim measures for the management of cultural relics

    (August 10, 2009 Ministry of culture announced as of October 1, 2009, 46th), first to standardize the management of cultural relics, according to the People's Republic of China cultural relic protection law these measures are formulated.

    Relics found in these measures refers to the Administrative Department for cultural relics of historical, artistic or scientific value of cultural resources identified as cultural relics administration.

    Article II of the People's Republic of China cultural relic protection law set forth in article II, shall be recognized as cultural relics.

    Vernacular architecture, agricultural heritage, industrial heritage, old business, cultural routes, cultural landscapes and other special types of heritage, in accordance with the approach identified. Article finds that cultural relics, the local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level are responsible for.

    Identify heritage dispute, make an order from the provincial cultural relics administration.

    Administrative Department for cultural relics at the provincial level should be requested by the Administrative Department for cultural relics under the State Council, recognized specific cultural resources cultural monuments.

    Fourth Administrative Department for cultural relics under the State Council shall regularly publish guidance clarifying the scope of heritage recognition and focus.

    Article administrative departments at all levels should organize regular survey of cultural artifacts, and by the local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level cultural relics to be found in the Census finds.

    Cultural relics administration departments at all levels should improve the system, encourage the citizens, legal persons and other organizations play a role in archaeological survey work. Sixth owner or holder finds artifacts at the request in writing, to the local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level should provide their name or name, residence, ID number or a valid certificate number, as well as the source of the found object.

    Local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level shall take decisions and issue a reply.

    Local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level shall inform the Heritage owners or holders shall bear the responsibility of heritage preservation.

    Local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level shall organize and save these files and information. Article citizens, legal persons and other organizations found the written request of unmovable cultural relics, to the local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level should provide their name or name, residence, ID number or a valid certificate number.

    Local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level shall be conducted through hearings to listen to public views and make a decision in the form of response.

    Eighth local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level shall found relics, should conduct research, collect relevant information, expert opinions can be fully heard, convened a special meeting to study and make a decision in writing.

    Local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level may delegate specific work or set up special institutions to carry out identification of cultural objects.

    Nineth identification of immovable cultural relics, from the local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level shall announce the date. Identification of movable cultural relics, from the date of decision on the local cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level shall take effect.

    Include collections collections archives of cultural relics, and effect from the date on which the competent administrative Department for cultural relics.

    Cultural relics administration departments at all levels shall, in accordance with article tenth of the People's Republic of China provisions of article III of the law on protection of cultural relics, organize regular cultural relics classification work.

    11th collection unit the grading of heritage collections, and confirmed by the competent administrative Department for cultural relics. Administrative Department for cultural relics shall establish private collection relics grading work, organize private collection relics of grading.

    Grading and private collections of cultural relics by the competent administrative Department for cultural relics. 12th the citizens, legal persons and other organizations, as well as the owner a written request for grading of unmovable cultural relics, to the relevant administrative departments to provide their names or titles, residence, ID number or a valid certificate number.

    Relevant cultural relics Administrative Department shall, through hearings to listen to public views in the form of response.

    13th article for cultural relics identification and grading decision, may apply for administrative reconsideration.

    14th State practices heritage login system, commissioned by the cultural relics administration departments at or above the county level, or set up special institutions to carry out related work. Heritage log in, login system should be enacted for all kinds of cultural relics, respectively.

    Login system should meet the needs of conservation, research, and public education.

    According to the requirements of the private owners of cultural relics and heritage log management should his or her identity be kept confidential.

    15th article violates these rules, resulting in destruction of cultural relics, the persons in charge and other direct liable persons shall be given sanctions constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

    16th HOMINOID fossils and ancient human fossils, Quaternary fossil vertebrates associated with human activity, and the identification and grading of fossil sites and relics sites, according to the provisions of these measures.

    Identification of historical and cultural cities, neighbourhoods and villages and grading work, in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations. 17th these measures shall come into force on October 1, 2009.