National Monuments Act (Cap. 140). Country/Territory Seychelles Document type Legislation Date 1980 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Cultural heritage Institution Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act establishes the National Monuments Board as a body corporate. The Board shall recommend to the Minister the declaration of any monument as a national monument and shall manage and preserve national monuments. If a monument is situated on land not belonging to the Government, a declaration shall be made in accordance with the procedure specified in this Act. Other provisions of this Act concern notification of discovery of any ancient monument or relic, excavation, exportation of any ancient monument or relic and offences. Full text English Website www.seylii.org