# Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017, Paragraph Article 9: Substitutes for Protecting Powers


If a Party to the conflict does not benefit or ceases to benefit from the activities of a Protecting Power, a neutral State may be asked to undertake those functions of a Protecting Power which concern the appointment of a Commissioner-General for Cultural Property in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4 above. The Commissioner-General thus appointed shall, if need be, entrust to inspectors the functions of delegates of Protecting Powers as specified in the present Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/6/schedule/2/part/chapter/I./paragraph/Articlen9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cultural-property-armed-conflicts-act-2017/schedule-2/part/chapter-I./paragraph-Articlen9
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