Government Gazette 29 December 2004 No.336l Act No. 27, 2004 7 NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT, 2004 "State land" includes land vested in, or controlled by, a public authority; "this Act" includes any regulation made under this Act; "works" includes ­ (a) any physical intervention, excavation or action that may result in a change to the nature, appearance or physical nature of a place; (b) any change to the natural or existing condition or topography of land; (c) any removal of trees, vegetation or topsoil; State to be bound 2. This Act binds the State. PART 11- HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION Division 1- The National Heritage Council National Heritage Council 3. There is established a body corporate to be called the National Heritage Council, capable of suing or being sued in its corporate name, acquiring holding and disposing of movable and immovable property and performing all such acts as bodies corporate may by law perform. Constitution of the Council 4. (l) The Council consists of not less than seven and no more than fifteen members, being ­ (a) the Permanent Secretary responsible for Culture; and (b) such other persons as the Minister may appoint, of whom at least forty percent must be women. (2) Before appointing members under subsection (l )(b) the Minister must invite nominations of persons for appointment ­ (a) from the public, through advertisement in at least two newspapers circulating generally in Namibia; and (b) from organisations involved in the field of heritage, by letters sent to the organisations. (3) An invitation for nominations must state (a) the manner in which nominations must be submitted; and (b) the cut-off d~te for the submission of nominations. ­ (4) If the Minister has received no or insufficient nominations by the cut-off date for nominations, the Minister may appoint the required number of persons whom the Minister considers suitable. (5) When appointing members of the Council the Minister must take geographic representation into account.