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LAW OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

On April 10, 1998 No. 470-IQ

About protection of historical and cultural monuments

(as amended on 30-12-2025)

This Law governs the relations connected with protection, studying and use of historical and cultural monuments.

Chapter I. General provisions

Article 1. Protection of historical and cultural monuments

According to article 77 of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic protection of historical and cultural monuments is obligation of each citizen.

Historical and cultural monuments - national wealth of the people.

The state guarantees protection of historical and cultural monuments, provides creation, activities and development of the structures necessary for their scientific studying and promotion creates conditions for rational use of monuments.

Legislature, bodies of executive and judicial authority, local government bodies, political parties, public associations, the trade-union organizations, legal entities and physical persons shall protect historical and cultural monuments, give help to the body (organization) established by the relevant organ of the executive authority created by local government bodies to the organizations and the non-state organizations which are engaged in their protection.

The subjects specified in part four of this Article when conducting earth or construction works in the territory of finding of historical and cultural monuments shall receive previously in the body (organization) established by relevant organ of the executive authority permission taking into account opinion of the organization established by relevant organ of the executive authority and after receipt of this permission when carrying out earth or construction works to perform instructions of the body (organization) established by relevant organ of the executive authority and specialists in protection of monuments.

Protection of immovable historical and cultural monuments to border area and on borderlands of frontier of the Azerbaijan Republic, in the combat zone in case of the armed conflicts located on the parcels of land which are in use in the territories of military structures is performed by relevant organs of the executive authority.

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