The National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC) formally known as the Commission for the Preservation of Natural and Historical Monuments and relics (National Monuments Commission) until 29th December 1989, is a national institution entrusted with the conservation of Zambia's natural and cultural heritage. Together with its antecedents, the Heritage Act has been in existence since 1912 when it was known as the Bushman Relics Proclamation, changing in 1930 to the Protection of Arcaeological Objects Ordinance, in 1948 to the Commission for the Preservation of Natural and Historical Monuments and Relics Act and then in 1989 to the present National Heritage Conservation Commission Act. The Commission itself has been in existence since 1948.
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Decentralisation of NHCC Operations |