Iran (Islamic Republic of)

National Cultural Heritage Laws

Source: UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws UNESCO/CLT/Natlaws

Document	Years	Themes	Categories	Language
Law on the statute of Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization	1986	Promotion and Development Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Law on establishing the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization (ICHO)	1986	Statutory Bodies Creation	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property Intangible Cultural Heritage Natural Heritage	English
Legal bill on preventing clandestine diggings and illegal excavations intended to obtain antiquities and historical relics which are, according to international regulations, 100 years in age or more; dated May 17, 1980	1980	Illicit traffic	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
The Bill concerning the palaces of Niavaran and Sa'd-abad, and evaluating and maintaining the pertinent properties thereof	1980	Promotion and Development Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
An Act revising subparagraph C from the Bill concerning Palaces of Niavaran and Sa'd-abad, evaluation and maintenance of the eprtinent properties thereof	1982	Maintenance	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
National Heritage Protection Act	1930	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property Intangible Cultural Heritage	English
National Heritage Registration Act	1973	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Law on exemption of monuments and places, registered among the National Heritage of Iran, from municipal charges	1992	Compensation	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Law on Establishment of the Organization for Collecting and Selling the Possessory Properties	1992	Protected Area or Good Statutes of limitation	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and transfer of Ownership of Cultural Properties	1974	Illicit traffic Protected Area or Good Sanctions	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage	1974	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property Intangible Cultural Heritage Natural Heritage	English
The Statute of the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization	1996	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
The Statute of Iranian Cultural Heritage Associations	1994	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
The Statute of the Cultural Heritage Center for High Education	1990	Transfer of ownership	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Loi sur l'achat des terrains et monuments historiques	1969	Dealer trade	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	fa
Loi sur l'importation et l'exportation des objets culturels	1975	Exportation Importation	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	fa
Loi sur l'exonératon d'impôts concernant les objets culturels	1975		Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	fa
The Law on the articles of association of the State Cultural Heritage Organization	1988	Promotion and Development	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Loi sur la propriété culturelle	1968		Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	fa
Loi rectifiant certains articles du code civil	1982	Transfer of ownership	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	Français
Règlement d'application de la loi relative à la conservation d'antiquités	1930	Maintenance	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	fa
Punishment Law: Chapter 9:Destruction of historical/cultural properties	1996	Sanctions Theft	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Public Accounting Act (articles 114-115)		Illicit traffic Importation Protected Area or Good Sanctions Statutes of limitation	Cultural Immovable Heritage	English
Principle 83 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Constitution and Article 26 of the Civil Code (ownership/possession of cultural objects)		Authorization, Permits, License Good faith acquisition	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
The law on punishment of saboteurs on the country’s economic system	1991	Illicit traffic Sanctions	Cultural Immovable Heritage Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Municipality Law: Article 102: Collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Art, regarding conservation of the city’s ancient buildings and monuments, public buildings, mosques, and etc.		Authorization, Permits, License Maintenance Promotion and Development Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage	English
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