The criteria to be applied in assessing the significance of a heritage resource are as follows:
| (1) | Grade 1 : Heritage resources with qualities so exceptional that they are of special national significance should be applied to any heritage resource which is— |
| (a) | Of outstanding significance in terms of one or more of the criteria set out in section 3(3) of the Act; and |
| (b) | authentic in terms design, materials, workmanship or setting ; and such universal value and symbolic importance that it can promote human understanding and contribute to nation building, and its loss would significantly diminish the national heritage. |
| (2) | Grade 2 : Heritage resources with special qualities which make significant in the context of a province or region should be applied to any heritage resource which— |
| (a) | is of great significance in terms of one or more of the criteria set out in section 3(3) of the Act; and |
| (b) | enriches understanding of cultural, historical, social and scientific development in the province or region in which it is situated, but that does fulfil the criteria for Grade 1 staus. |
| (3) | Grade 3 : Heritage resources worthy of conservation should be applied to any heritage resource which— |
| (a) | fulfils one or more of the criteria set out in section 3(3) of the Act; or |
| (b) | in the case of a site, contributes to the environmental quality or cultural significance of a larger area which fulfils one of the above criteria, but that does not fulfil the criteria for Grade 11 status. |
[Regulation 43 added by Notice No. 694 of 2003]
