Cultural Heritage Preservation Act Article 21

Monuments, historic buildings, commemorative buildings, and groups of buildings shall be managed and conserved by their owners, users or managers.The competent authority at the municipality, county or city where a historic monument, a historic building, a commemorative building, or a group of buildings is located shall provide professional consultation on the management and conservation thereof, and may provide assistances thereto, if necessary.If necessary, agencies (institutions) having jurisdiction over public historic monuments, historic buildings, commemorative buildings, and groups of buildings, or other relevant agencies (institutions), or duly registered organizations or individuals may be commissioned to manage or conserve such historic monuments, historic buildings, and groups of buildings.Unless being used by government agencies or institutions, public historic monuments, historic buildings, commemorative buildings, and groups of buildings, and the land upon which they are erected may be appropriated by the competent authority for other uses with no consideration.Managing agencies (institutions) of public historic monuments, historic buildings, commemorative buildings, and groups of buildings shall have priority to sign contracts with public or private legal entities, who own relics in connection with the histories, events, and/or characters related to the spaces or constructed structures where the monuments, buildings or groups are erected for mutual, equal cooperation without consideration in conducting commemorative enterprises such as preservation, education, and exhibitions of related histories, events and characters on or in such public spaces or buildings.