Government Gazette 29 December 2004 No.3361 Act No. 27, 2004 9 NATIONALHERITAGE ACT, 2004 (a) purchase or otherwise acquire or receive in trust or by donation any immovable or movable property or any interest in immovable or movable property which is, or is proposed to be declared, a heritage place or a heritage object under this Act, and entrust any heritage object so acquired to the custody of the National Museum, the National Art Gallery, the National Archives or any other museum or institution, as the Council may determine; (b) take such measures as the Council may determine for the preservation, conservation, restoration and security of any protected place or protected object, including the provision of incentives in such manner as it may think fit, and render financial assistance to any person or authority or body of persons who satisfies the Council that they have the necessary professional skills to carry out preservation and restoration work in relation to a protected place or protected object; (c) in relation to a protected place or protected object which is in private ownership, enter into an agreement with the owner with a view to the conservation of its environment or its preservation or presentation to members of the public; (d) by agreement with the owner of any land acquire or construct and maintain an access road over that land to any protected place and to construct upon the land fences, walls or gates along or across the road or to enclose that place; (e) insure in the name of the Council any property under its control and to insure the Council against any risk arising out of the exercise of its powers or the performance of its functions; (f) subject to the consent of the Minister, granted after consultation with the Minister of Finance ­ (i) to lease, exchange, transfer to trustees to hold in trust or otherwise alienate or, hypothecate or burden with a servitude a protected place or other immovable property; or (ii) to lend, exchange, transfer to trustees, to hold in trust or otherwise delegate control over a protected object or other movable object, owned by the Councilor controlled on behalf of the State by the Council; or (g) appoint Honorary Heritage Officers to assist the Council in its functions on a voluntary basis. Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson 6. (1) The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Council are elected by the members of the Council from among their number at the first meeting of the Council. (2) Chairperson The Council may at any time remove the Chairperson from office and elect another member in that office. or the Vicc- Term of office 7. (1) An appointed member holds office for a period, not exceeding three years, specified in the instrument of his or her appointment. (2) A retiring member of the Council is eligible for reappointment.