Art. 3 Federal Act of 1 July 1966 on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NCHA)
Legislator summary
AI generatedIn the fulfilment of federal tasks, the Confederation, its institutions and enterprises, and the cantons shall ensure that heritage landscapes and sites of local character, historical sites, and natural and cultural monuments are carefully managed and, where there is an overriding public interest, preserved undiminished. {note: Amended by No I of the FA of 24 March 1995, in force since 1 Feb. 1996 ( AS 1996 214; BBl 1991 III 1121).} They shall fulfil this obligation by: a. suitably designing and maintaining their own buildings and installations, or by foregoing their construction altogether (Art. 2 let. a); b. imposing conditions or requirements on the issue of licences and authorisations, or refusing to issue them (Art. 2 let. b); c. restricting or refusing subsidies (Art. 2 let. c). This obligation applies regardless of the significance of the site as defined in Article 4. A measure must not go beyond what is required to protect the site and its surroundings. ... {note: Inserted by No I 3 of the FA of 18 June 1999 on the Coordination and Simplification of Decision-Making Procedures ( AS 1999 3071; BBl 1998 2591). Repealed by the Annex to the FD of 21 March 2014 (Nagoya Protocol), with effect from 1 Sept. 2014 ( AS 2014 2629; BBl 2013 3009).}
Art. 3 NCHA
In the fulfilment of federal tasks, the Confederation, its institutions and enterprises, and the cantons shall ensure that heritage landscapes and sites of local character, historical sites, and natural and cultural monuments are carefully managed and, where there is an overriding public interest, preserved undiminished.
They shall fulfil this obligation by: a. suitably designing and maintaining their own buildings and installations, or by foregoing their construction altogether (Art. 2 let. a); b. imposing conditions or requirements on the issue of licences and authorisations, or refusing to issue them (Art. 2 let. b); c. restricting or refusing subsidies (Art. 2 let. c).
This obligation applies regardless of the significance of the site as defined in Article 4. A measure must not go beyond what is required to protect the site and its surroundings.
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