Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017 (2017 c. 6)
- Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017 (2017 c. 6)
- Part 1 Key definitions
- 1 “The Convention” and related expressions
- 2 “Cultural property”
- Part 2 Serious violation of Second Protocol
- 3 Offence of serious violation of Second Protocol
- 4 Ancillary offences
- 5 Responsibility of commanders and other superiors
- 6 Penalties
- 7 Consent to prosecutions
- Part 3 Cultural emblem
- 8 The cultural emblem
- 9 Offence of unauthorised use
- 10 Use authorised by appropriate national authority
- 11 Other authorised use: moveable property
- 12 Other authorised use: personnel
- 13 Defences
- 14 Forfeiture following conviction under section 9
- 15 “Appropriate national authority”
- Part 4 Property exported from occupied territory
- Definitions
- 16 “Unlawfully exported cultural property” etc
- Dealing in unlawfully exported cultural property
- 17 Offence of dealing in unlawfully exported cultural property
- 18 Forfeiture in connection with dealing offence
- Forfeiture otherwise than in connection with offence
- 19 Property liable to forfeiture
- 20 Forfeiture order
- 21 Compensation
- 22 Interim orders
- Seizure and retention of property liable to forfeiture
- 23 Search and seizure warrants
- 24 Retention of property in custody of constable
- 25 Notices of seizure or retention
- 26 Property in custody of others
- 27 Return of property to owner if not forfeited
- Part 5 Property removed for safekeeping
- 28 Immunity from seizure or forfeiture
- Part 6 General
- 29 Liability of company officers for offences by company
- 30 Crown application
- 31 Extent
- 32 Commencement
- 33 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Convention
- Chapter I. General provisions regarding protection
- Definition of cultural property
- Protection of cultural property
- Safeguarding of cultural property
- Respect for cultural property
- Occupation
- Distinctive marking of cultural property
- Military measures
- Chapter II. Special protection
- Granting of special protection
- Immunity of cultural property under special protection
- Identification and control
- Withdrawal of immunity
- Chapter III. Transport of cultural property
- Transport under special protection
- Transport in urgent cases
- Immunity from seizure, capture and prize
- Chapter IV. Personnel
- Personnel
- Chapter V. The distinctive emblem
- Emblem of the convention
- Use of the emblem
- Chapter VI. Scope of application of the Convention
- Application of the Convention
- Conflicts not of an international character
- Chapter VII. Execution of the Convention
- Regulations for the execution of the Convention
- Protecting powers
- Conciliation procedure
- Assistance of UNESCO
- Special agreements
- Dissemination of the Convention
- Translations reports
- Meetings
- Sanctions
- Final provisions
- Languages
- Signature
- Ratification
- Accession
- Entry into force
- Effective application
- Territorial extension of the Convention
- Relation to previous conventions
- Denunciation
- Notifications
- Revision of the Convention and of the Regulations for its execution
- Registration
- SCHEDULE 2 Regulations for the execution of the Convention
- Chapter I. Control
- International list of persons
- Organization of control
- Appointment of delegates of Protecting Powers
- Appointment of Commissioner-General
- Functions of delegates
- Functions of the Commissioner-General
- Inspectors and experts
- Discharge of the mission of control
- Substitutes for Protecting Powers
- Expenses
- Chapter II. Special protection
- Improvised refuges
- International Register of Cultural Property under Special Protection
- Requests for registration
- Objections
- Registration
- Cancellation
- Chapter III. Transport of cultural property
- Procedure to obtain immunity
- Transport abroad
- Occupied territory
- Chapter IV. The distinctive emblem
- Affixing of the emblem
- Identification of persons
- SCHEDULE 3 First Protocol
- SCHEDULE 4 Second Protocol
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Definitions
- Relation to the Convention
- Scope of application
- Relationship between Chapter 3 and other provisions of the Convention and this Protocol
- Chapter 2 General provisions regarding protection
- Safeguarding of cultural property
- Respect for cultural property
- Precautions in attack
- Precautions against the effects of hostilities
- Protection of cultural property in occupied territory
- Chapter 3 Enhanced Protection
- Enhanced protection
- The granting of enhanced protection
- Immunity of cultural property under enhanced protection
- Loss of enhanced protection
- Suspension and cancellation of enhanced protection
- Chapter 4 Criminal responsibility and jurisdiction
- Serious violations of this Protocol
- Jurisdiction
- Prosecution
- Extradition
- Mutual legal assistance
- Grounds for refusal
- Measures regarding other violations
- Chapter 5 The protection of cultural property in armed conflicts not of an international character
- Armed conflicts not of an international character
- Chapter 6 Institutional Issues
- Meeting of the Parties
- Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
- Term of office
- Rules of procedure
- Functions
- Secretariat
- The Fund for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
- Chapter 7 Dissemination of Information and International Assistance
- Dissemination
- International cooperation
- International assistance
- Assistance of UNESCO
- Chapter 8 Execution of this Protocol
- Protecting Powers
- Conciliation procedure
- Conciliation in absence of Protecting Powers
- Translations and reports
- State responsibility
- Chapter 9 Final Clauses
- Languages
- Signature
- Ratification, acceptance or approval
- Accession
- Entry into force
- Entry into force in situations of armed conflict
- Denunciation
- Notifications
- Registration with the United Nations
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