Section 51
Approval or refusal of application for registration
(1)
Where the Commissioner is satisfied that an object is of cultural heritage significance, he shall register the object as a heritage object in the Register and give the applicant a written notice of the Commissioner’s decision under this section.
(2)
Where the application involves an object which is attached to any alienated land, the concurrence of the State Authority shall be obtained before the application is approved.
(3)
Where the application involves intangible cultural heritage in which copyright subsists, the consent of the copyright owner shall be obtained before the application is approved.
(4)
An application for registration which is approved under this section may be subject to such conditions as the Commissioner may impose.
(5)
As soon as possible after the approval in subsection (4), the
Commissioner shall cause to be published in the Gazette a notice that the object has been registered as a heritage object and on any other matter constituting or relating to the heritage object which in his opinion is desirable to publish.
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(6)
Where the Commissioner refuses the application, he shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of the refusal with or without assigning any reason for the refusal.