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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of October 13, 2009 No. ZRU-229

About protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage

Accepted by Legislative house on June 16, 2009

Approved by the Senate on August 29, 2009

(as amended on 18-04-2018)

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Purpose of this Law

The purpose of this Law is regulation of the relations in the field of protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage.

Article 2. Legislation on protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage

The legislation on protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage consists of this Law and other acts of the legislation.

If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules, than those which are stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Uzbekistan about protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage then are applied rules of the international treaty.

Article 3. Basic concepts

In this Law the following basic concepts are applied:

the archeologist - the researcher having the corresponding higher education;

The state catalog of archaeological objects - the accounting document containing the main data on each archaeological subject;

archaeological subject - the material remaining balance revealed when implementing archaeological of investigations, archeological excavations and archaeological supervision or in the course of economic and other activity, and also (treasure) found accidentally and undergone identification;

archaeological monument - the archaeological object included in the State inventory of objects of material cultural heritage;

objects of archaeological heritage - set of archaeological objects and archaeological objects;

archaeological supervision - the type of archaeological research performed for the purpose of preserving archaeological object and establishing supervision of observance of requirements of preserving object of cultural heritage when carrying out earth land management, construction, meliorative economic, road and other works in borders of the territory of archaeological object;

archaeological object - the place, construction (creation), structure, complex (ensemble), their parts the related territories concerning all manifestations of human activities and having archaeological, anthropological, ethnographic or other historical, scientific, art, cultural value irrespective of safety condition;

archaeological research - the activities performed for the purpose of receipt of new knowledge by studying of archaeological objects of archaeological monuments and archaeological objects;

archeological excavations - the type of archaeological research on archaeological object performed using raskopochny works about the whole studying of occupation layers, architectural and other material remaining balance;

archaeological investigations - the type of archaeological research which is not connected with destruction of occupation layer (except limited shurfovaniye for determination of thickness of occupation layer) archaeological object and performed for the purpose of identification of mapping, localization, interpretation, inspection of archaeological object, and also receipt of modern data on earlier revealed archaeological object;

the scientific report - the document providing the complete information about results of the archaeological investigations, archeological excavations and archaeological supervision performed according to open leaf and permission;

the open sheet - the document certifying the professional level of the archeologist and granting it the right to implementation of archaeological investigations, archeological excavations and archaeological supervision;

permission - the document providing to the archeologist who received open leaf, the right to implementation of archaeological investigations, archeological excavations and archaeological supervision on archaeological object.

Article 4. Property right to objects of archaeological heritage

The property right to objects of archaeological heritage belongs to the state.

Archaeological objects can be assigned to organizations of science, culture and education on the right of operational management.

Objects of archaeological heritage are among objects of material cultural heritage.

Chapter 2. Public administration in the field of protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage

Article 5. Powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage

Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

realizes the main directions of state policy in the field of protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage;

approves state programs on protection, use of objects of archaeological heritage and support of archaeological researches;

approves regulations on the State catalog of archaeological objects;

establishes order of registration of archaeological objects in the State catalog of archaeological objects;

establishes procedure for transfer to the state of archaeological objects and their fixing to organizations of science, culture and education;

establishes procedure for use of the archaeological objects assigned to organizations of science, culture and education;

determines special authorized institution in the field of protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage (further special authorized institution);

establishes procedure for the organization of the international archaeological researches.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan can perform also other powers according to the legislation.

Article 6. Powers of the Ministry of cases of culture and sport of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage

Ministry of cases of culture and sport of the Republic of Uzbekistan:

participates in development of state programs on protection, use of objects of archaeological heritage and support of archaeological researches;

exercises the state control of protection, preserving and use of objects of archaeological heritage;

establishes accounting treatment and storages of archaeological objects;

keeps the State catalog of archaeological objects;

registers archaeological objects in the State catalog of archaeological objects;

makes the decision on alienation of the archaeological objects registered in the State catalog of archaeological objects;

establishes procedure and conditions of issue of permission;

issues permission;

accepts the scientific report on each issued permission;

collects scientific reports and provides their storage in departmental archive.

The ministry of cases of culture and sport of the Republic of Uzbekistan can perform also other powers according to the legislation.

Article 7. Specially authorized institution in the field of protection and use of objects of archaeological heritage

Specially authorized institution:

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