Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017

2017 c. 6 · Enacted 23 February 2017 · Extends to United Kingdom

Contents

1. Part 1: Key definitions
2. 1“The Convention” and related expressions
3. 2“Cultural property”
4. Part 2: Serious violation of Second Protocol
5. 3Offence of serious violation of Second Protocol
6. 4Ancillary offences
7. 5Responsibility of commanders and other superiors
8. 6Penalties
9. 7Consent to prosecutions
10. Part 3: Cultural emblem
11. 8The cultural emblem
12. 9Offence of unauthorised use
13. 10Use authorised by appropriate national authority
14. 11Other authorised use: moveable property
15. 12Other authorised use: personnel
16. 13Defences
17. 14Forfeiture following conviction under section 9
18. 15“Appropriate national authority”
19. Part 4: Property exported from occupied territory
20. Definitions
21. 16“Unlawfully exported cultural property” etc
22. Dealing in unlawfully exported cultural property
23. 17Offence of dealing in unlawfully exported cultural property
24. 18Forfeiture in connection with dealing offence
25. Forfeiture otherwise than in connection with offence
26. 19Property liable to forfeiture
27. 20Forfeiture order
28. 21Compensation
29. 22Interim orders
30. Seizure and retention of property liable to forfeiture
31. 23Search and seizure warrants
32. 24Retention of property in custody of constable
33. 25Notices of seizure or retention
34. 26Property in custody of others
35. 27Return of property to owner if not forfeited
36. Part 5: Property removed for safekeeping
37. 28Immunity from seizure or forfeiture
38. Part 6: General
39. 29Liability of company officers for offences by company
40. 30Crown application
41. 31Extent
42. 32Commencement
43. 33Short title
44. Schedule 1Convention
45. Part
46. Chapter I.: General provisions regarding protection
47. Article 1Definition of cultural property
48. Article 2Protection of cultural property
49. Article 3Safeguarding of cultural property Repealed
50. Article 4Respect for cultural property
51. Article 5Occupation
52. Article 6Distinctive marking of cultural property
53. Article 7Military measures
54. Chapter II.: Special protection
55. Article 8Granting of special protection
56. Article 9Immunity of cultural property under special protection
57. Article 10Identification and control
58. Article 11Withdrawal of immunity
59. Chapter III.: Transport of cultural property
60. Article 12Transport under special protection
61. Article 13Transport in urgent cases
62. Article 14Immunity from seizure, capture and prize
63. Chapter IV.: Personnel
64. Article 15Personnel
65. Chapter V.: The distinctive emblem
66. Article 16Emblem of the convention
67. Article 17Use of the emblem
68. Chapter VI.: Scope of application of the Convention
69. Article 18Application of the Convention
70. Article 19Conflicts not of an international character
71. Chapter VII.: Execution of the Convention
72. Article 20Regulations for the execution of the Convention
73. Article 21Protecting powers
74. Article 22Conciliation procedure
75. Article 23Assistance of UNESCO
76. Article 24Special agreements
77. Article 25Dissemination of the Convention
78. Article 26Translations reports
79. Article 27Meetings
80. Article 28Sanctions
81. Final provisions
82. Article 29Languages
83. Article 30Signature
84. Article 31Ratification
85. Article 32Accession
86. Article 33Entry into force
87. Article 34Effective application
88. Article 35Territorial extension of the Convention
89. Article 36Relation to previous conventions
90. Article 37Denunciation
91. Article 38Notifications
92. Article 39Revision of the Convention and of the Regulations for its execution
93. Article 40Registration
94. Schedule 2: Regulations for the execution of the Convention
95. Part
96. Chapter I.: Control
97. Article 1International list of persons
98. Article 2Organization of control
99. Article 3Appointment of delegates of Protecting Powers
100. Article 4Appointment of Commissioner-General
101. Article 5Functions of delegates
102. Article 6Functions of the Commissioner-General
103. Article 7Inspectors and experts
104. Article 8Discharge of the mission of control
105. Article 9Substitutes for Protecting Powers
106. Article 10Expenses
107. Chapter II.: Special protection
108. Article 11Improvised refuges
109. Article 12International Register of Cultural Property under Special Protection
110. Article 13Requests for registration
111. Article 14Objections
112. Article 15Registration
113. Article 16Cancellation
114. Chapter III.: Transport of cultural property
115. Article 17Procedure to obtain immunity
116. Article 18Transport abroad
117. Article 19Occupied territory
118. Chapter IV.: The distinctive emblem
119. Article 20Affixing of the emblem
120. Article 21Identification of persons
121. Schedule 3: First Protocol
122. Paragraph
123. IParagraph I
124. IIParagraph II
125. IIIParagraph III
126. Schedule 4Second Protocol
127. Part
128. Chapter 1: Introduction
129. Article 1Definitions
130. Article 2Relation to the Convention
131. Article 3Scope of application
132. Article 4Relationship between Chapter 3 and other provisions of the Convention and this Protocol
133. Chapter 2: General provisions regarding protection
134. Article 5Safeguarding of cultural property
135. Article 6Respect for cultural property
136. Article 7Precautions in attack
137. Article 8Precautions against the effects of hostilities
138. Article 9Protection of cultural property in occupied territory
139. Chapter 3: Enhanced Protection
140. Article 10Enhanced protection
141. Article 11The granting of enhanced protection
142. Article 12Immunity of cultural property under enhanced protection
143. Article 13Loss of enhanced protection
144. Article 14Suspension and cancellation of enhanced protection
145. Chapter 4: Criminal responsibility and jurisdiction
146. Article 15Serious violations of this Protocol
147. Article 16Jurisdiction
148. Article 17Prosecution
149. Article 18Extradition
150. Article 19Mutual legal assistance
151. Article 20Grounds for refusal
152. Article 21Measures regarding other violations
153. Chapter 5: The protection of cultural property in armed conflicts not of an international character
154. Article 22Armed conflicts not of an international character
155. Chapter 6: Institutional Issues
156. Article 23Meeting of the Parties
157. Article 24Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
158. Article 25Term of office
159. Article 26Rules of procedure
160. Article 27Functions
161. Article 28Secretariat
162. Article 29The Fund for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
163. Chapter 7: Dissemination of Information and International Assistance
164. Article 30Dissemination
165. Article 31International cooperation
166. Article 32International assistance
167. Article 33Assistance of UNESCO
168. Chapter 8: Execution of this Protocol
169. Article 34Protecting Powers
170. Article 35Conciliation procedure
171. Article 36Conciliation in absence of Protecting Powers
172. Article 37Translations and reports
173. Article 38State responsibility
174. Chapter 9: Final Clauses
175. Article 39Languages
176. Article 40Signature
177. Article 41Ratification, acceptance or approval
178. Article 42Accession
179. Article 43Entry into force
180. Article 44Entry into force in situations of armed conflict
181. Article 45Denunciation
182. Article 46Notifications
183. Article 47Registration with the United Nations