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Register of cultural objects.
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48.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Minister shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Part, establish and maintain a register of cultural objects of a class or classes denoted in such manner (including by reference to monetary value) as may be determined by the Minister whose export from the State would constitute a serious loss to the heritage of Ireland (in this Act referred to as “the register”).
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(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Minister may establish and maintain a record of cultural objects of a class or classes denoted in such manner (including by reference to monetary value) as may be determined by the Minister whose export from the State has constituted a serious loss to the heritage of Ireland (in this section referred to as “the record”).
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(3) Before making an entry in the register or the record, the Minister may direct a Board, the Irish Manuscripts Commission or the Governors and Guardians to furnish him or her with a list of cultural objects belonging to a particular class or classes as may be specified by the Minister in the direction which, in the opinion of the Board or the Governors and Guardians, as the case may be, are outstanding examples of objects belonging to that class and whose export from the State would constitute a serious loss to the heritage of Ireland.
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(4) The Minister may include in a direction under subsection (3) a requirement that a person or persons to whom it is given shall have regard to such considerations or matters as are specified in the direction and the person or persons shall comply with such a requirement.
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(5) In preparing a list referred to in subsection (3), a Board, the Irish Manuscripts Commission or the Governors and Guardians, as the case may be, shall consult with such other (if any) persons having a special knowledge of, or interest in, the matter as it considers appropriate to be consulted and shall have regard to any such consultations.
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(6) (a) A Board, the Irish Manuscripts Commission or the Governors and Guardians may, at any time, make recommendations in writing to the Minister in relation to the inclusion of a cultural object or cultural objects in the register or the record maintained by the Minister and the Minister shall have regard to such recommendations.
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(b) The Minister may, after consultation with the Heritage Council, enter the aforesaid object or objects, as the case may be, in the register or the record.
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(7) The Minister may amend or, after consultation with the Heritage Council, delete an entry in the register or the record.
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