Introduction

In this section you’ll find a comprehensive guide to the current legislation relevant to Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage Protection in Ireland. This section includes summaries of, and links to, relevant Irish and International laws and conventions. Click on the links highlighted in the table of contents below to navigate to the area you are interested in.

Table of Contents

Irish Legislation

The National Monuments Acts 1930-1994

The Architectural heritage and Historic Properties Act

The Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 2000

The Heritage Act 1995

The Continental Shelf Act

The Merchant Shipping Act

International Conventions & Legislation

The Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006

EIA Directive (85/337/EEC as amended by 97/11/EC and 2003/35/EC)

The European Landscape Convention 2000

The Planning and Development Act 2000

The Architectural Heritage and Historic Properties Act, 1999

European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (Valletta Convention), 1997

European Convention on the Protection of the Architectural Heritage (Granada Convention), 1997

UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 1972

The European Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Traditional Ships in Operation otherwise known as The Barcelona Charter (2002).