CHAPTER 59:03 MONUMENTS AND RELICS ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Short title Interpretation Appointment of officers Honorary officers Functions of a custodian Functions of an Inspector Functions of the Commissioner Powers of the Commissioner Agreements for preservation of national monuments, etc. Declaration of national monuments Declaration of recent historic monuments, etc. Notification of discoveries Minister's option to acquire ownership Minister's power to acquire access to national monument Minister's power to prevent access to national monument No excavation without permission of Minister No archaeological research without permission of Minister No alterations, damage or removal without consent of Minister Pre-development impact assessment Damage to erected tablets and other identification notices Establishment of Monuments and Relics Fund Arrest, seizure and ejectment Offences and penalties Regulations Savings Act 12, 2001. An Act to re-enact, with amendments, the Monuments and Relics Act (Cap. 59:03). [Date of Commencement: 24th August, 2001] 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Monuments and Relics Act. 2. Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- "ancient monument" means any building, ruin, remaining portion of a building or ruin, ancient working, stone circle, grave, cave, rock shelter, midden, shell mound, archaeological site, or other site or thing of a similar kind, which is known or believed to have been erected, constructed or used in Botswana before 1st June, 1902; "ancient working" means any shaft, cutting, tunnel, quarry or stope or any building or machinery appertaining thereto, which was made or used for mining purposes in Botswana Copyright Government of Botswana