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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/return-of-cultural-objects-amendment-regulations-2015/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1926",
  "legislation_title": "The Return of Cultural Objects (Amendment) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/return-of-cultural-objects-amendment-regulations-2015",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Return of Cultural Objects Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/501) (“the 1994 Regulations”) to implement Directive 2014/60/EU (“the Directive”) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (Recast) (OJ No L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 1, corrected in the corrigendum published in OJ No L 147, 12.6.2015, p. 24).\nThe Directive recasts Council Directive 93/7/EEC on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a member State (OJ No L 74, 27.3.1993, p. 74) (“the 1993 Directive”) with amendments implemented in these Regulations. The 1993 Directive (as amended by Directive 96/100/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 February 1997 (OJ No L 60, 1.3.1997, p. 59) and Directive 2001/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2001 (OJ No L 187, 10.7.2001, p. 43)) was implemented by the 1994 Regulations (as amended by the Return of Cultural Objects (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1719) and the Return of Cultural Objects (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (2001/3972).\nRegulations 2(2) and (3) make the 1994 Regulations refer to the Directive and the new numbering of its articles. Regulations 2(4) and (12) delete provisions no longer relevant given the new definition of “cultural property” in Article 2(1) of the Directive. Given that new definition, the earlier regulations amending the 1994 Regulations are redundant, and regulation 3 revokes those amending regulations.\nRegulation 2(5) amends the time limit within which the Secretary of State may be required to take measures to preserve objects or to prevent action to evade the return procedure set out in the 1994 Regulations. Regulation 2(6) amends the limitation period for Member States to take proceedings under the 1994 Regulations. The effect of regulations 2(7) and (8) is to amend the types of goods over which a special limitation period of 75 years applies.\nRegulations 2(9) to (11) amend the provision for compensation orders by the court.\nAn impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum and a Transposition Note are available alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.",
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