(3) An honorary officer shall have such powers as may be prescribed, which shall not
exceed the powers conferred upon an Inspector of Monuments by this Act and the
regulations made thereunder.
(4) An honorary officer shall hold office for a period of three years unless the appointment
is sooner revoked, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
5.
Functions of a custodian
A custodian shall preserve and protect from interference any national monument,
monument, relic, recent artefact or protected heritage area assigned to his custody by the
Commissioner.
6.
Functions of an Inspector
An Inspector shall(a)
(b)
report, in writing, to the Commissioner(i)
any monument, relic or recent artefact, not being a national monument, of
which he becomes aware, the declaration of which as a national monument or
the control or custody of which may be considered desirable by the State;
(ii)
any building or structure of national value, which was erected, constructed or
used in Botswana after 1st June, 1902, of which he becomes aware, the
declaration of which as a historic building or the control or custody of which
may be considered desirable by the State;
(iii)
any drawing, painting, carving, ornament, implement, stone tool, bone, pottery,
or any other artefact, of national value, which was made or used in Botswana
after 1st June, 1902, of which he becomes aware, the declaration of which as a
recent artefact or the control or custody of which may be considered desirable
by the State;
(iv)
any area or region containing one or more national monuments, monuments or
sites, the declaration of which area or region as a protected heritage area may
be considered desirable by the State;
when required by the Commissioner, investigate and report upon any matter
relating to(i)
any national monument, monument, relic or recent artefact and upon the
desirability of declaring any monument, relic or recent artefact as a national
monument;
(ii)
any building or structure of national value, which was erected, constructed or
used in Botswana after 1st June, 1902, and upon the desirability of declaring
any such building as an historic building;
(iii)
any drawing, painting, carving, ornament, implement, stone tool, bone, pottery,
or any other artefact, of national value, which was made or used in Botswana
after 1st June, 1902, and upon the desirability of declaring it as a recent
artefact;
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