# Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017, Paragraph Article 16: Cancellation


1. The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization shall cause the registration of any property to be cancelled:
(a) at the request of the High Contracting Party within whose territory the cultural property is situated;
(b) if the High Contracting Party which requested registration has denounced the Convention, and when that denunciation has taken effect;
(c) in the special case provided for in Article 14, paragraph 5, when an objection has been confirmed following the procedures mentioned either in paragraph 7 or in paragraph 8 or Article 14.
2. The Director-General shall send without delay, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and to all States which received a copy of the entry in the Register, a certified copy of its cancellation. Cancellation shall take effect thirty days after the despatch of such copies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/6/schedule/2/part/chapter/II./paragraph/Articlen16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cultural-property-armed-conflicts-act-2017/schedule-2/part/chapter-II./paragraph-Articlen16
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