Regulations of Rizhao Municipality on the Protection of Cultural Relics

chapter I general provisions article 1 these regulations are formulated in accordance with the law of the people's Republic of China on the protection of cultural relics, the regulations for the implementation of the law of the people's Republic of China on the protection of cultural relics, the regulations of Shandong province on the protection of cultural relics and other laws and regulations, and in combination with the actual situation of this municipality. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the protection of cultural relics and related activities within the administrative area of this Municipality. Article 3 within the administrative area of this municipality, the following cultural relics are protected according to law:

(1) sites of ancient culture, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, stone carvings and murals of historical, artistic and scientific value;

(2) important historical sites, objects and representative buildings in modern times that are related to major historical events, revolutionary movements or famous people, and have important commemorative, educational or historical value;

(3) Precious works of art and arts and crafts in different times in history;

(4) important historical documents, manuscripts, books and audio-visual materials of historical, artistic and scientific value;

(5) representative objects that reflect the social systems, social production and social life of various times and ethnic groups in history;

(6) other cultural relics as stipulated by laws and regulations.

Fossils of ancient vertebrates and ancient humans with scientific value are protected as cultural relics. Article 4 The work of cultural relics shall follow the principles of giving priority to protection, giving priority to rescue, rational utilization and strengthening management, and follow the principles of territorial management and graded responsibility. Fifth city and county (District) people's government is responsible for the protection of cultural relics within their respective administrative areas.

township people's governments and sub-district offices shall do a good job in the protection of cultural relics within their respective jurisdictions under the guidance of the cultural relics administrative department of the county (district) people's government. Sixth city and county (District) people's government administrative departments of cultural relics shall be responsible for the supervision and management of cultural relics protection within their respective administrative areas.

the departments of development and reform, education, public security, civil affairs, finance, natural resources and planning, ecological environment, housing and urban and rural construction, transportation, water conservancy, agriculture and rural areas, marine development, retired military affairs, emergency management, administrative examination and approval services, market supervision and management, urban management, maritime affairs, customs and other departments shall do a good job in the protection of cultural relics according to law within their respective functions and duties. Seventh city and county (District) people's governments shall strengthen the construction of cultural relics management institutions and teams, and their cultural relics protection committees shall be responsible for coordinating and solving major issues related to cultural relics protection.

the people's governments of cities and counties (districts) shall establish an expert consultation mechanism for cultural relics protection and provide professional technical support for matters related to cultural relics protection. Article 8 The people's governments of cities and counties (districts) shall incorporate the protection of cultural relics into the national economic and social development planning and the land and space planning, and the required funds shall be included in the fiscal budget at the corresponding level.

The funds for cultural relics protection are used for the following expenditures:

(1) Archaeological investigation, exploration and excavation that need to be paid by the government;

(2) the repair, maintenance, safety protection, construction of fire-fighting facilities, environmental protection within the scope of protection, etc. of state-owned immovable cultural relics;

(3) Repair subsidies for non-state-owned immovable cultural relics;

(4) the protection and restoration of cultural relics and specimens in state-owned museums;

(5) subsidies for collection maintenance of non-state-owned museums;

(6) digital protection and preventive protection of cultural relics, and management of cultural relics protection projects;

(7) Cultural relics research and publicity and education;

(8) Hiring of cultural relics protectors and expert consultation;

(9) awards to units or individuals that have made remarkable achievements and contributions to the protection of cultural relics;

(1) Expenditure on other cultural relics protection. Ninth city and county (District) people's governments and relevant departments should strengthen the publicity and education of cultural relics protection and enhance the awareness of cultural relics protection of the whole people.

the news media should strengthen the publicity of laws and regulations on the protection of cultural relics and the protection of outstanding historical and cultural heritage, and publish public service advertisements on the protection of cultural relics.

citizens, legal persons and other organizations are encouraged to carry out voluntary service activities for cultural relics protection, and the cultural relics administrative department shall provide guidance and support. Article 1 All units and individuals have the obligation to protect cultural relics according to law, and have the right to dissuade and report acts of destroying or damaging cultural relics. Chapter II Protection and Utilization Article 11 The people's governments of cities and counties (districts) shall establish a general survey system of immovable cultural relics, organize general surveys of cultural relics on a regular basis, and encourage citizens, legal persons and other organizations to provide clues of cultural relics to the administrative departments of cultural relics.

immovable cultural relics found in the investigation of cultural relics resources and archaeological excavations that conform to the provisions of article 3 of these regulations shall be identified by the cultural relics administrative department of the county (district) people's government, and social opinions shall be sought before identification.

citizens, legal persons and other organizations may apply to the cultural relics administrative department of the county (district) people's government for the identification of immovable cultural relics.

according to their historical, artistic, scientific, social and cultural values, immovable cultural relics can be approved and announced as national key cultural relics protection units and provincial, municipal and county cultural relics protection units according to legal procedures. Immovable cultural relics that have not been approved for publication as cultural relics protection units shall be registered and published by the cultural relics administrative department of the county (District) people's government and managed with reference to the cultural relics protection units at the county level. Article 12 The administrative department of cultural relics of the people's government of the city or county (district) shall, according to the general survey of cultural relics, jointly with the departments of natural resources and planning, water conservancy and marine development, demarcate underground cultural relics protection zones and underwater cultural relics protection zones in areas rich in buried cultural relics according to law, report them to the people's government at the same level for approval and promulgation, and incorporate them into the national spatial planning.