the jamaica national heritage trust

8/7/2019 The Jamaica National Heritage Trust

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HERITAGEHERITAGE

The Jamaica NationalThe Jamaica NationalHeritage TrustHeritage Trust


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The Jamaica NationalThe Jamaica NationalHeritage TrustHeritage Trust


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D evelopment:D evelopment:

The alteration, removal, repair, restorationThe alteration, removal, repair, restorationor demolition of or addition to, any nationalor demolition of or addition to, any nationalmonument;monument;The carrying out of building, engineering or The carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in, on, over or under anyother operations in, on, over or under anynational monument or making of anynational monument or making of any

material change in the structure, appearancematerial change in the structure, appearanceor use of any such national monument.or use of any such national monument.


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M aintenanceM aintenance

Includes the fencing, repairing and coveringIncludes the fencing, repairing and coveringof a national monument and the doing of of a national monument and the doing of

any other act or thing which may beany other act or thing which may berequired for the purpose of repairing therequired for the purpose of repairing thenational monument or protecting it fromnational monument or protecting it fromdecay or injury, and the expressiondecay or injury, and the expressionmaintain shall be construed accordingly.maintain shall be construed accordingly.


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National M onumentNational M onumentAny building, structure, object or other Any building, structure, object or other work of man or of nature or any part or work of man or of nature or any part or remains thereof whether above or below theremains thereof whether above or below thesurface of the land or the floor of the seasurface of the land or the floor of the seawithin the territorial waters of the Island or within the territorial waters of the Island or within the exclusive economic zone;within the exclusive economic zone;Any site, cave or excavation, or any part or Any site, cave or excavation, or any part or

remains thereof, declared by the Trust to beremains thereof, declared by the Trust to bea national monument.a national monument.


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P rotected National HeritageP rotected National Heritage

Any place name;Any place name;Any species of animal or plant life;Any species of animal or plant life;

Any place or object (not declared by theAny place or object (not declared by theTrust to be a national monument),Trust to be a national monument),designated by the Trust to be a protecteddesignated by the Trust to be a protected

national heritagenational heritage


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JAM AICA NATIONALJAM AICA NATIONAL

HERITAGE TRUSTHERITAGE TRUSTThe Trust shall consist of fifteen members:The Trust shall consist of fifteen members:The Government Town P lanner, theThe Government Town P lanner, theCommissioner of Lands, Chief ExecutiveCommissioner of Lands, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Trust (Officer of the Trust ( exex--officio)officio) members.members.The Institute of JamaicaThe Institute of JamaicaThe Jamaica Historical SocietyThe Jamaica Historical SocietyThe Jamaica Archaeological SocietyThe Jamaica Archaeological Society


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The University of the West IndiesThe University of the West IndiesThe Jamaica Institute of ArchitectsThe Jamaica Institute of Architects

Seven other appointed members.Seven other appointed members.


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F UNCTION O F THE TRUSTF UNCTION O F THE TRUST

To promote the preservation of nationalTo promote the preservation of nationalmonuments and anything designated asmonuments and anything designated as

protected national heritage for the benefit of protected national heritage for the benefit of the Island;the Island;To conduct such research as it thinksTo conduct such research as it thinksnecessary or desirable for the purposes of necessary or desirable for the purposes of the performance of its functions under thethe performance of its functions under theAct;Act;


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F UNCTION O F THE TRUSTF UNCTION O F THE TRUST

To carry out such development as itTo carry out such development as itconsiders necessary for the preservation of considers necessary for the preservation of any national monument or anythingany national monument or anythingdesignated as protected national heritage;designated as protected national heritage;To record any precious objects or works of To record any precious objects or works of art to be preserved and to identify andart to be preserved and to identify and

record any species of botanical or animalrecord any species of botanical or animallife to be protected.life to be protected.


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P rotection of NationalP rotection of NationalM

onuments & National HeritageM

onuments & National HeritageThe Trust may declare to be a nationalThe Trust may declare to be a nationalmonument any structure the preservation of monument any structure the preservation of

which is, in the opinion of the Trust, awhich is, in the opinion of the Trust, amatter of public interest by reason of thematter of public interest by reason of thehistoric, architectural, traditional, artistic,historic, architectural, traditional, artistic,aesthetic, scientific or archaeologicalaesthetic, scientific or archaeologicalinterestinterest


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onuments & National HeritageThe Trust shall, in each year, cause to beThe Trust shall, in each year, cause to bepublished in the Gazette a list of all nationalpublished in the Gazette a list of all national

monuments in the Island for the time beingmonuments in the Island for the time beingdeclared by the Trustdeclared by the TrustThe Trust shall cause to be placed on aThe Trust shall cause to be placed on aconspicuous pat of each national monumentconspicuous pat of each national monumentincluded in the list a mark identifying theincluded in the list a mark identifying themonumentmonument


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onuments & National HeritageWhere any structure is declared aWhere any structure is declared amonument the trust shall notify themonument the trust shall notify the

Registrar of Titles (ROT) of any registeredRegistrar of Titles (ROT) of any registeredtitles known to the Trust to be affected bytitles known to the Trust to be affected bythe declaration. The ROT shall forthwiththe declaration. The ROT shall forthwithnote on those titles the fact of thenote on those titles the fact of thedeclarationdeclaration


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onuments & National HeritageThe Trust shall notify the D eputy Keeper of The Trust shall notify the D eputy Keeper of the Records of any monument the title of the Records of any monument the title of

which is not under the Register of Titles Actwhich is not under the Register of Titles Act


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CompensationCompensation

Where the owner of a declared nationalWhere the owner of a declared nationalmonument or a designated national heritagemonument or a designated national heritage

suffers financial loss as a result of thesuffers financial loss as a result of thedeclaration or designation, the owner shalldeclaration or designation, the owner shallbe entitled to receive compensation as maybe entitled to receive compensation as maybe appropriatebe appropriate


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P rotection from D isrepair P rotection from D isrepair Where the Trust is of the opinion that actionWhere the Trust is of the opinion that action

should be taken to prevent a nationalshould be taken to prevent a nationalmonument or protected national heritagemonument or protected national heritage

from falling into disrepair, it shall be lawfulfrom falling into disrepair, it shall be lawfulfor the Trust:for the Trust:To notify the person in possession of theTo notify the person in possession of theneed of repair need of repair To provide assistance as may be necessaryTo provide assistance as may be necessaryTo maintain the heritage or monumentTo maintain the heritage or monument


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Owner of M onument or P rotectedOwner of M onument or P rotected

HeritageHeritageP erson in possession of:P erson in possession of:A monument shall not demolish, remove or A monument shall not demolish, remove or

alter any monument or carryoutalter any monument or carryoutdevelopment without prior written approvaldevelopment without prior written approvalof the Trustof the TrustA protected heritage demolish, remove or A protected heritage demolish, remove or alter it without the prior written approval of alter it without the prior written approval of the Trustthe Trust


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Owner of M onument or P rotectedOwner of M onument or P rotected

HeritageHeritageAny one who contravenes Section 16(1)Any one who contravenes Section 16(1)shall be guilty of an offence and shall beshall be guilty of an offence and shall be

liable on conviction to a fine or liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment or both. The court may order imprisonment or both. The court may order the offender to pay the costs of restoring thethe offender to pay the costs of restoring themonument or the protected nationalmonument or the protected nationalheritage.heritage.


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P reservation NoticeP reservation Notice


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P reservation SchemeP reservation Scheme


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P ROCE D URE F OR D ECLARATIONP ROCE D URE F OR D ECLARATIONOF NATIONAL M ONU M ENTOF NATIONAL M ONU M ENT


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