Regional Law No. 14-Z “On objects of cultural heritage”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Nizhni Novgorod Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Cultural heritage Protected area Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates relations originating in the sphere of conservation, management, promotion and state protection of the objects of cultural heritage. Regional Government shall have the following plenary powers in the sphere of cultural heritage: (a) adoption of normative legal acts; (b) elaboration and realization of regional state programs; (c) expertise of historical and cultural value of objects; (d) insertion of objects of cultural heritage in the national register of the objects of cultural heritage; (d) validation of the boundaries of land areas containing objects of cultural heritage; and (e) decision-making related to setting up protected area of regional significance containing objects of cultural heritage. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru