Cap. 445 Art. 53National Inventory.

(1) In establishing the national inventory of cultural property, the Superintendence shall consider cultural property and underwater cultural heritage belonging to:

(a) the State or State institutions;

(b) the Catholic Church and other religious denominations;

(c) foundations and non-governmental organisations as established in accordance to law;

(d) physical and juridical persons. In the case of privately owned movable cultural property, when such cultural property has been made accessible to the public and when such persons have given their consent for such purposes; and

(e) any other cultural property and underwater cultural heritage as defined in this Act.

(2) The Superintendent may cause inventories to be developed and updated by other persons, and a copy of such inventories shall be deposited with the Superintendent.

(3) Cultural property and underwater cultural heritage included in the national inventory shall be attributed a level of protection to adequately safeguard the cultural property and underwater cultural heritage:

Provided that the omission from the national inventory of any cultural property or underwater cultural heritage shall not be taken to imply that such omitted cultural property shall not be afforded such protection.

(4) The Superintendent shall also make use of the list of Scheduled property, as defined in the Development Planning Act, for the purposes of the inventory.