Cultural Heritage Preservation Act Article 18

Historic buildings or commemorative buildings shall be reviewed, registered and publicly declared by the municipal or county (city) competent authority and shall be reported to the central competent authority for recordation.The owner of a building may apply to a municipal, county or city competent authority for registration of the building as a historic building or commemorative building. The competent authority shall review such application according to the statutory procedures.The central competent authority may provide assistances for registered historic buildings and commemorative buildings.In the event that a historic building or commemorative building is destroyed or its value diminishes or increases, the competent authority may revoke its registration or reclassify the historic monument, and announce such revocation or new classification.The regulations for registration criteria or revocation of historic buildings or commemorative buildings, procedures for applying for designation of historic buildings or commemorative buildings, procedures for reviewing such applications, conditions for granting assistances, and other compliance requirements shall be stipulated by the central competent authority.