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The Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority, previously called Ngwao Boswa jwa Kapa Bokone (seTswana for 'Heritage Northern Cape'), and commonly known as 'Boswa', is a provincial heritage resources authority established in 2003 by the MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, and reconstituted in terms of the Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority Act, 2013.〔Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority Act, Act No 9 of 2013, Province of the Northern Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary, No 1784, 5 March 2014.〕 It is an institution set up under the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act.〔National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999, Government Notice 506, Republic of South Africa Government Gazette, Vol. 406, No 19974, Cape Town, 28 April 1999〕 It is mandated to care for that part of South Africa's national estate that is of provincial and local significance in the Northern Cape. The Heritage Authority is best known as the custodian of the approximately 130 provincial heritage sites in the province,〔List of heritage sites in Northern Cape〕 but is also responsible for administration of other forms of protection of heritage established under the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act. == History == The Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority (sometimes referred to as 'Ngwao Boswa') is the successor body to the former National Monuments Council in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Under the 1996 Constitution of South Africa cultural matters are a competency shared between national and provincial government.〔Schedule 4, Part A, Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act. 108 of 1996〕 This necessitated the creation of a system whereby many of the responsibilities of the former National Monuments Council were devolved to provincial level via the National Heritage Resources Act. The Northern Cape Provincial Government elected initially to use provisions of the National Heritage Resources Act which allowed it to establish a provincial heritage resources authority (PHRA): 'Ngwao Boswa' was established by regulation on 28 February 2003.〔Official Notice 5 of 2003, Province of the Northern Cape Provincial Gazette No. 744, Kimberley: 28 February 2003〕 On 11 October 2003 the Council appointed by the MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture met for the first time and has since met regularly.〔Minutes of the First Meeting of the Council of Ngao Boswa Kapa Bokoni, 11 October 2003〕 The Council established a sub-committee known as the 'Permits Committee' which met monthly to consider applications under the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act.〔Section 3.5, Ngwao-Boswa ya Kapa Bokone Annual Report 2009-2010, Kimberley, 2010, Page 4〕 The Council also established an Executive Committee.〔Section 3.2, Ngwao-Boswa ya Kapa Bokone Annual Report 2009-2010, Kimberley, 2010, Page 4〕 The Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority Act, 2013, reconstitutes the Council and provides for the governance of the authority, determining its objects, functions and operation, and regulating staff and financial matters.〔Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority Act, Act No 9 of 2013, Province of the Northern Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary, No 1784, 5 March 2014.〕 The authority inherited responsibility for approximately 130 former national monuments, now known as ‘provincial heritage sites’.〔List of heritage sites in Northern Cape〕 The National Heritage Resources Act provides for a greater variety of protection than did its predecessor and the organisation has continued to institute protections of various forms under its terms. A large part of this work is dedicated to transforming the heritage landscape of the Northern Cape Province to ensure that the heritage of all its people enjoys equal recognition and appropriate protection. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Northern Cape Heritage Resources Authority」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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