• Source: Superintendence for Cultural Heritage

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage is the Maltese national agency for regulation, protection and accessibility of cultural heritage. Created by the Cultural Heritage act, enacted in 2002, the national agency replaced the former Museum Department along with Heritage Malta.
The Superintendence is responsible for the surveillance of activities related to the control, direcrion, monitoring, regulation, investigation and recording of cultural heritage in Malta.




History


Two laws governing heritage issues were enacted in the 1990s. The first was the Environment Protection Act (No V of 1991), the second The Environment and Planning Development Act (No 1 of 1992), which aims to regulate and establish modern planning procedures. The latter established critical principles of scheduling and grading of historic buildings, and introduced the concepts of urban conservation areas and protective zoning. The Grand Harbour Local Plan (realised by the Malta Environment and Planning Authority), in force since 2002, contains policies that specifically protect the World Heritage property
The Cultural Heritage Act (No VI of 2002, am. 2005) paved the way for the formation of three entities, namely the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, Heritage Malta and the Malta Centre for Restoration (which was merged with Heritage Malta in 2005). The Act also provides for the creation of Religious Cultural Heritage Commissions, which have the same powers and responsibilities as the Superintendent of Cultural Heritage. However, the latter has no jurisdiction over Church property.




Functions


Functions of the Superintendence for Cultural Heritage include:

Heritage Planning Consultation
Built Heritage Restoration Monitoring
National Inventory and Scheduling
Archaeological Monitoring
Archaeological Research and Investigations
Underwater Cultural Heritage
Movement of Cultural Heritage Items
Guardianship for Heritage Sites
Monitoring of Movable Heritage Conservation
National and International Obligarions
Policy Development
Restoration Bonds




References






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Superintendence for Cultural Heritage
• Heritage Malta
• List of destroyed heritage
• National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands
• Caltanissetta
• 3, Triq ix-Xatt
• Manoel Theatre
• Gozo Aqueduct
• Mark Camilleri
• Birgu Clock Tower