(iv)
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any area or region and upon the desirability of declaring such area or region as
a protected heritage area;
(c)
secure the utilisation of any national monument, monument, relic, recent artefact or
protected heritage area as part of the cultural or natural heritage of Botswana for
the benefit of the community; and
(d)
undertake such other functions as the Commissioner may direct.
Functions of the Commissioner
The Commissioner shall(a)
receive reports from inspectors on(i)
any national monument, monument or relic, of which they become aware;
(ii)
any matter relating to any building 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 a historic building;
(iii)
any matter relating to any structure of national value, which was erected,
constructed or used in Botswana after 1st June, 1902, and upon the desirability
of declaring any such structure as a recent historic monument;
(iv)
any matter relating to any drawing, painting, carving, ornament, implement,
stone tool, bones, pottery, or any other artefact whatsoever, of national value,
that was made or used in Botswana after 1st June, 1902, and upon the
desirability of declaring it as a recent artefact;
(v)
any area or region which it may be desirable to declare as a protected heritage
area;
(b)
(c)
(d)
instruct inspector to 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 area or region and upon the desirability of declaring such area or region as
a protected heritage area;
recommend to the Minister, the declaration of any(i)
monument, relic or recent artefact as a national monument;
(ii)
region or area as a protected heritage area;
recommend to the Minister, the negotiation or conclusion of agreements for(i)
the acquisition, in terms of section 13, of any national monument, monument,
relic, recent artefact or protected heritage area;
(ii)
the protection or preservation, in terms of section 9, of any national monument,
monument, relic, recent artefact or protected heritage area;
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