• National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999)
  • Notice No. 506 of 1999
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • 1. Application and interpretation
  • 2. Definitions
  • Chapter I : System for Management of National Heritage Resources
    • Part 1 : General Principles
      • 3. National estate
      • 4. Application
      • 5. General principles for heritage resources management
      • 6. Principles for management of heritage resources
      • 7. Heritage assessment criteria and grading
      • 8. Responsibilities and competence of heritage resources authorities and local authorities
      • 9. Rights, duties and exemptions of State and supported bodies
      • 10. General principles of procedure
    • Part 2 : Constitution, function, powers and duties of heritage resources authorities
      • 11. Establishment of South African Heritage Resources Agency
      • 12. Object of SAHRA
      • 13. Functions, powers and duties of SAHRA
      • 14. Establishment and constitution of SAHRA Council
      • 15. Chairperson of Council
      • 16. Functions of Council
      • 17. Meetings of Council
      • 18. Committees of Council
      • 19. Reimbursement of expenses incurred by members of Council and committees
      • 20. Employees of Council
      • 21. Finances and property
      • 22. Reports
      • 23. Establishment of provincial heritage resources authorities
      • 24. Functions, powers and duties of provincial heritage resources authority
      • 25. General powers and duties of heritage resources authorities
      • 26. Delegation of functions or powers of heritage resources authorities
  • Chapter II : Protection and Management of Heritage Resources
    • Part 1 : Formal protections
      • 27. National heritage sites and provincial heritage sites
      • 28. Protected areas
      • 29. Provisional protection
      • 30. Heritage Registers
      • 31. Heritage areas
      • 32. Heritage objects
    • Part 2 : General protections
      • 33. Import of objects protected in terms of laws of foreign states
      • 34. Structures
      • 35. Archaeology, paleontology and meteorites
      • 36. Burial grounds and graves
      • 37. Public monuments and memorials
      • 38. Heritage resources management
    • Part 3 : Management
      • 39. Inventory of national estate
      • 40. National heritage resources assistance programme
      • 41. Restitution of heritage objects
      • 42. Heritage agreements
      • 43. Incentives
      • 44. Presentation of protected resources
      • 45. Compulsory repair order
      • 46. Expropriation
      • 47. General policy
  • Chapter III : General Provisions
    • Part 1 : Enforcement, appeals, offences and penalties
      • 48. Permits
      • 49. Appeals
      • 50. Appointment and powers of heritage inspectors
      • 51. Offences and penalties
    • Part 2 : Miscellaneous
      • 52. Notices
      • 53. Delegation of powers by Minister or MEC
      • 54. By-laws by local authorities
      • 55. Limitation of liability
      • 56. Exercise of powers outside Republic
      • 57. Applicability of provincial legislation
      • 58. Transitional provisions and consequential amendments
      • 59. Regulations
      • 60. Repeal
      • 61. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule
    • Penalties for National Heritage Act
• Regulations
  • Regulations in terms of Section 59
    • Notice No. R. 323 of 2000
    • Chapter I : Definitions
      • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter II : Appointment of South African Heritage Resources Agency Council (Section 14)
      • 2. Appointment of Council Members
    • Chapter III : Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred by Members of Council and Committees (Section 19)
      • 3. Reimbursement of expenses
    • Chapter IV : Competence to Perform Functions [Section 8(6)]
      • 4. Criteria to be used in assessing provincial capacity
      • 5. Criteria to be used in assessing local authority capacity
    • Chapter V : Delegation of SAHRA Functions [Section 26(1)]
      • 6. Delegation of functions
    • Chapter VI : Appeal to Council against the Decision of a Committee or other Delegated Representative of SAHRA [Section 49(1)]
      • 7. Appeal process
    • Chapter VII : Penalties for Contravention of Regulations [Section 51(2)]
      • 8. Penalties for contravention of regulations [Section 51(2)]
    • Chapter VIII : Circumstances for Objection to Declaration [Section 27(12)]
      • 9. Circumstances for objection to declaration
    • Chapter IX : Transitional Performance of Functions
      • 10. Transitional Performance of Functions
    • Chapter X : Victims of Conflict [Section 2(xviii)]
      • 11. Victims of conflict [Section 2(xviii)]
  • South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) Permit Regulations
    • Notice No. R. 548 of 2000
    • Chapter I : Definitions
      • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter II : Permit Applications (Section 48(1)) and General Provisions for Permit Applications
      • 2. Application procedure and requirements
      • 3. Financial deposits
      • 4. Minimum qualifications and standards of practice
      • 5. Submission of reports
      • 6. Monitoring responsibility of SAHRA
    • Chapter III : Application for Permit : National Heritage Site, Provincial Heritage Site, Provisionally Protected Place, or Structure Older than 60 Years (Sections 27(18), 29(10) and 34(1))
      • 7. Applicability
      • 8. Application requirements and procedure
      • 9. Minimum qualifications and standards of practice
    • Chapter IV : Application for Permit : Archaeological or Palaeontological Site or Meteorite (Section 34(4))
      • 10. Applicability
      • 11. Application requirements and procedure
      • 12. Minimum qualifications
      • 13. Standards of practice for excavation and removal
      • 14. Standards of curation
      • 15. Fees and financial deposits
      • 16. Submission of reports
    • Chapter V : Application for Permit to Reproduce a National Heritage Site (Section 27(23))
      • 17. Applicability
      • 18. Application requirements and procedure
    • Chapter VI : Application for Permit : Heritage Objects (Sections 32(13) or 32(17))
      • 19. Applicability
      • 20. Application requirements and procedure
      • 21. Minimum qualifications and standards of practice
    • Chapter VII : Application for Permit to Export a Heritage (Section 32(21))
      • 22. Applicability
      • 23. Application requirements and procedure
      • 24. Conditions for temporary and permanent export of objects
    • Chapter VIII : Application for Permit : Wrecks (Section 35(4))
      • 25. Applicability
      • 26. Application requirements and procedure
      • 27. Permit extensions
      • 28. Minimum qualifications
      • 29. Standards of practice
      • 30. Standards of curation
      • 31. Fees and financial deposits
      • 32. Submission of reports
    • Chapter IX : Application for Permit : Burial Grounds and Graves (Section 36(3))
      • 33. Applicability
      • 34. Application requirements and procedure
      • 35. Minimum qualifications and standards of practice
    • Chapter X : Procedure for Consultation regarding Protected Area (Section 28(3))
      • 36. Applicability
      • 37. Consultation procedure
    • Chapter XI : Procedure for Consultation regarding Burial Grounds and Graves (Section 36(5))
      • 38. Applicability
      • 39. Identification procedure
      • 40. Consultation and agreement
    • Chapter XII : Discovery of Previously Unknown Graves (Section 36(6))
      • 41. Applicability
      • 42. Investigation
      • 43. Grading system and criteria
  • Registration of Dealers in Heritage Objects and the Control of Trade in Heritage Objects
    • Notice No. 1258 of 2015
    • Chapter I : Definitions
      • 1. Definitions
    • Chapter II : Registration of Dealers (Section 32(14))
      • 2. Application procedure: Registration
      • 3. Refusal and cancellation of registration
      • 4. Duration of registration
      • 5. Re-registration
      • 6. Rights and duties of a registered dealer
  • Regulations in accordance with the Provisions of Section 9 
    • Notice No. 218 of 2017
    • Chapter I
      • 1. Definition
      • 2. Purpose
      • 3. Application
    • Chapter II
      • 4. Standards for Maintenance and Conservation Procedures of Heritage Resources in Control of Supported Bodies and State Departments
      • 5. Manner of Reporting on Maintenance and Development
      • 6. Non-Compliance
• Notices
  • 630 - Provisional Declaration of Types of Heritage Objects
  • 1156 of 2002 Provisional Protection as a Heritage Resource
  • 1267 of 2002 Provisional Protection as a Heritage Resource
  • 1313 of 2002 (Superseded by Notice 1512)
  • [Superseded] 1512 of 2002 Declaration of Types of Heritage Objects
  • 694 of 2003 Grading System and Heritage Resources Assessment Criteria [Section 7(1)] of the National Heritage Resources Act
  • 371 of 2003 Provisional Protection as a Heritage Resource
  • 856 of 2004 Declaration of the Kirby Collection of Musical Instruments Housed at the University of Cape Town
  • 857 of 2004 Provisional Protection as a Heritage Resource
  • 410 of 2006 Schedule of Fees for Permit Applications made to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)
  • 490 of 2006 Declaration of Robben Island as a National Heritage Site
  • 1105 - Declaration of the Taung Fossil Site as a National Heritage Site
  • 460 of 2008 Declaration of the Burial Site of Sarah Bartmann as a National Heritage Site
  • 120 of 2009 Declaration of the Boschendal Founders Estate
  • 121 of 2009 Declaration of Ida's Valley
  • 748 of 2009 Declaration of "Madiba House"
  • 178 of 2010 Declaration of "Wonderwerk Cave", (in Kuruman)
  • 1238 of 2018 Declaration of the Wreck of the Sao Jose as a National Heritage Site
  • 1404 of 2018 Declaration of the South African Astronomical Observatory (Royal Observatory) as a National Heritage Site
  • 587 of 2019 Identified Types of Objects that are Protected, and may not be Exported without a Permit from the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA)
  • Declaration of the Game Pass Rock Shelter, Kamberg Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal as a National Heritage Site
  • Declaration of the Rocklands Community Hall; Mitchell's Plain; Cape Town, Western Cape as a National Heritage Site
  • Declaration of the Historical Portion of the Phoenix Settlement, Inanda, Ethekwini, Kwazulu-Natal as a National Heritage Site
  • Declaration of the gravesites of Harry Gwala, Elda Gwala and Lulu Gwala, Swayimane, KwaZulu-Natal as a National Heritage Site
  • Declaration of the gravesite of Magrieta Jantjies, Kameelboom Cemetary, Upington, Northern Cape as a National Heritage Site
  • Declaration of the Sibhudu Cave; KwaDukuza Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal as a National Heritage Site
  • Declaration of Ten (10) Kramats in the "Circle of Tombs" situated at various locations around the Cape Peninsula, Western Cape as National Heritage Sites
  • Declaration of the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela House situated on Erf 802 and Portions of 803: Majwemasweu, Winnie Mandela (Previously Brandfort) as a National Heritage Site
  • Declaration of Seven (7) Kramats in the "Circle of Tombs" situated at various locations around Cape Town, Western Cape as National Heritage Sites
  • Revised Schedule of Fees for Applications made to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) from 1 January 2023
    • Notice No. 2844 of 2022
    • Guideline to SAHRA Fees for Services