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B-4 - Cultural Property Act

Section 51
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51. The Minister may, after obtaining the advice of the Commission,
(a)  acquire by agreement or by expropriation any recognized or classified cultural property or any property necessary to isolate, clear, improve or otherwise enhance a historic monument, or a classified historic or archaeological site, or any property situated in a historic or natural district or in a protected area;
(b)  in the case of historic monuments or historic or archaeological sites, lease, hypothecate, restore, alter, demolish or transport them or reconstruct them elsewhere;
(c)  administer personally or entrust to other persons, on conditions he considers expedient, the custody and administration of cultural property he has acquired;
(d)  contribute to the maintenance, restoration, alteration or transport of classified cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified, recognized or designated historic or archaeological site on a heritage site or in a protected area, and the reconstruction of a building on a classified immovable, and retain on the property being the subject of a contribution, any charge, real right or hypothecary right he deems appropriate;
(e)  grant subsidies to conserve and enhance cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified historic site, on a heritage site or in a protected area;
(f)  make, in accordance with the Act, agreements with any government respecting cultural property;
(g)  enter into agreements for the purposes of the administration of this Act with any person, including a local municipality, a regional county municipality or a metropolitan community.
1972, c. 19, s. 51; 1978, c. 23, s. 22; 1985, c. 24, s. 34; 1990, c. 85, s. 122; 1996, c. 2, s. 91; 2000, c. 56, s. 218.
51. The Minister may, after obtaining the advice of the Commission,
(a)  acquire by agreement or by expropriation any recognized or classified cultural property or any property necessary to isolate, clear, improve or otherwise enhance a historic monument, or a classified historic or archaeological site, or any property situated in a historic or natural district or in a protected area;
(b)  in the case of historic monuments or historic or archaeological sites, lease, hypothecate, restore, alter, demolish or transport them or reconstruct them elsewhere;
(c)  administer personally or entrust to other persons, on conditions he considers expedient, the custody and administration of cultural property he has acquired;
(d)  contribute to the maintenance, restoration, alteration or transport of classified cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified, recognized or designated historic or archaeological site on a heritage site or in a protected area, and the reconstruction of a building on a classified immoveable, and retain on the property being the subject of a contribution, any charge, real right or hypothecary right he deems appropriate;
(e)  grant subsidies to conserve and enhance cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified historic site, on a heritage site or in a protected area;
(f)  make, in accordance with the Act, agreements with any government respecting cultural property;
(g)  enter into agreements for the purposes of the administration of this Act with any person, including a local municipality, a regional county municipality or an urban community.
1972, c. 19, s. 51; 1978, c. 23, s. 22; 1985, c. 24, s. 34; 1990, c. 85, s. 122; 1996, c. 2, s. 91.
51. The Minister may, after obtaining the advice of the Commission,
(a)  acquire by agreement or by expropriation any recognized or classified cultural property or any property necessary to isolate, clear, improve or otherwise enhance a historic monument, or a classified historic or archaeological site, or any property situated in a historic or natural district or in a protected area;
(b)  in the case of historic monuments or historic or archaeological sites, lease, hypothecate, restore, alter, demolish or transport them or reconstruct them elsewhere;
(c)  administer personally or entrust to other persons, on conditions he considers expedient, the custody and administration of cultural property he has acquired;
(d)  contribute to the maintenance, restoration, alteration or transport of classified cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified, recognized or designated historic or archaeological site on a heritage site or in a protected area, and the reconstruction of a building on a classified immoveable, and retain on the property being the subject of a contribution, any charge, real right or hypothecary right he deems appropriate;
(e)  grant subsidies to conserve and enhance cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified historic site, on a heritage site or in a protected area;
(f)  make, in accordance with the Act, agreements with any government respecting cultural property;
(g)  enter into agreements for the purposes of the administration of this Act with any person, including a municipality, a regional county municipality or an urban community.
1972, c. 19, s. 51; 1978, c. 23, s. 22; 1985, c. 24, s. 34; 1990, c. 85, s. 122.
51. The Minister may, after obtaining the advice of the Commission,
(a)  acquire by agreement or by expropriation any recognized or classified cultural property or any property necessary to isolate, clear, improve or otherwise enhance a historic monument, or a classified historic or archaeological site, or any property situated in a historic or natural district or in a protected area;
(b)  in the case of historic monuments or historic or archaeological sites, lease, hypothecate, restore, alter, demolish or transport them or reconstruct them elsewhere;
(c)  administer personally or entrust to other persons, on conditions he considers expedient, the custody and administration of cultural property he has acquired;
(d)  contribute to the maintenance, restoration, alteration or transport of classified cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified, recognized or designated historic or archaeological site on a heritage site or in a protected area, and the reconstruction of a building on a classified immoveable, and retain on the property being the subject of a contribution, any charge, real right or hypothecary right he deems appropriate;
(e)  grant subsidies to conserve and enhance cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified historic site, on a heritage site or in a protected area;
(f)  make, in accordance with the act, agreements with any government respecting cultural property;
(g)  enter into agreements for the purposes of the administration of this Act with any person, including a municipality, a regional county municipality or an urban or regional community.
1972, c. 19, s. 51; 1978, c. 23, s. 22; 1985, c. 24, s. 34.
51. The Minister may, after obtaining the advice of the Commission,
(a)  acquire by agreement or by expropriation any recognized or classified cultural property or any property necessary to isolate, clear, improve or otherwise enhance a historic monument, or a classified historic or archaelogical site, or any property situated in a historic or natural district or in a protected area;
(b)  in the case of historic monuments or historic or archaeological sites, lease, hypothecate, restore, alter, demolish or transport them or reconstruct them elsewhere;
(c)  administer personally or entrust to other persons, on conditions he considers expedient, the custody and administration of cultural property he has acquired;
(d)  contribute to the maintenance, restoration, alteration or transport of classified cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified historic or archaeological site or in a protected area, and the reconstruction of a building on a classified immoveable, and retain on the property being the subject of a contribution, any charge, real right or hypothecary right he deems appropriate;
(e)  grant subsidies to conserve and enhance cultural property or property situated in a historic or natural district, on a classified historic site or in a protected area;
(f)  make, in accordance with the act, agreements with any government respecting cultural property;
(g)  enter into agreements with municipal corporations or any other person for the purposes of the application of this act.
1972, c. 19, s. 51; 1978, c. 23, s. 22.
51. The Minister may, after obtaining the advice of the Commission:
(a)  acquire by agreement or by expropriation any recognized or classified cultural property or any property necessary to isolate, clear, improve or otherwise enhance a historic monument, a classified historic or archaeological site, or any property situated in the protected area of a historic monument or classified historic or archaeological site;
(b)  in the case of historic monuments or historic or archaeological sites, lease, hypothecate, restore, alter, demolish or transport them or reconstruct them elsewhere;
(c)  administer personally or entrust to other persons, on conditions he considers expedient, the custody and administration of cultural property he has acquired;
(d)  contribute to the maintenance, restoration, alteration or transport of classified property or property situated in a historic or natural district or on an archaeological site, and the reconstruction of a building on a classified immoveable;
(e)  make grants to bodies pursuing the conservation and development of cultural property;
(f)  make, with the approval of the Gouvernement, agreements with any government or person respecting cultural property.
1972, c. 19, s. 51.
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