Statutes of Newfoundland and Labrador 2007 Chapter 17

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

RSNL1990 cH-4
as amended

1. Paragraph 2(m) of the Historic Resources Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(m) "registered provincial cultural resource" means a site, event, person or cultural tradition that is the subject of a declaration under section 17;

2. (1) Paragraph 15(2)(b) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(b) registered provincial cultural resources;

(2) Paragraph 15(3)(b) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(b) registered provincial cultural resource;

3. Section 17 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Registered provincial cultural resources

17. (1) The minister may declare a site, event, person or cultural tradition in the province that is considered by the minister to be of historical or cultural significance to be a registered provincial cultural resource.

(2) The minister may by means of a plaque or sign or in another suitable manner mark or otherwise commemorate a registered provincial cultural resource.

(3) The minister may make an agreement with a person, municipality or other entity for marking or commemorating a registered provincial cultural resource, including an agreement respecting the installation, inspection and maintenance of a plaque or sign, and the care and preservation of that resource.

4. Section 18 of the Act is amended by striking out the words "registered historic site" where they twice occur and substituting the words "registered provincial cultural resource".