Cultural Heritage Preservation Act Article 20

Monuments, historic buildings, commemorative buildings, and groups of buildings undergoing the review under any of Articles 17 to 19 shall be deemed as interim monuments.Prior to the commencement of the review procedure set forth in the preceding paragraph, the competent authority may, in the event of an emergency, declare a building as an interim monument; and shall notify the owners, users or managers of such interim monument.During the review period, the interim monument shall be deemed as a monument and shall be managed and conserved accordingly. The review period shall not exceed six months and may be extended once, if necessary. The competent authority shall complete the review procedure within the time stipulated; the interim historic monument will lose its interim historic monument status once the review period expires.When a building is being registered as interim monument, the competent authority shall compensate the owner of the buildings for any loss resulting from being registered as interim monument. The compensation amount shall be negotiated accordingly.The conditions and relevant implementation procedures for interim monument, as set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Article, shall be stipulated by the central competent authority.