Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “Board” means the National Heritage Fund Board referred to in section 5; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; “cultural significance” means aesthetic, anthropological, archaeological, architectural, botanic, ethnological, geological, historical, linguistic, palaeontological, scientific, social, spiritual or technological value; “Director” means the person appointed as such under section 9; “Fund” means the National Heritage Fund established under section 3; “intangible heritage”— (a) means intangible aspects of inherited culture; and (b) includes culinary arts, cultural traditions, customs, festivities, oral history and traditions, performing arts, rituals, popular memory and skills and techniques connected with material aspects of culture; N17 – 1 [Issue 8] National Heritage Fund Act “member”— (a) means a member of the Board; and (b) includes the Chairperson; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of arts and culture is assigned; “monument” means— (a) any structure of cultural significance, remains of such a structure, building or group of buildings, which, because of its homogeneity or its place in the landscape, is of outstanding value; and (b) architectural work, work of monumental sculpture and painting, an element or structure of an archaeological nature, an inscription or a cave dwelling which is of outstanding value; “national heritage”— (a) means a national heritage designated in regulations made under section 12 and specified in the Schedule; and (b) includes a national monument designated under the revoked National Monuments (Designation) Regulations 1985 and specified in the Schedule; “site” means any area on land or under water, with or without any structure, building, monument or object thereon having a cultural significance. [S. 2 amended by s. 17 (a) of Act 27 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012; s. 30 (a) of Act 27 of 2013 w.e.f. 22 December 2012.]