Article 15. Historical and cultural expertise of cultural heritage sites

Historical and cultural expertise of cultural heritage sites shall be conducted for the following purposes:

to substantiate the inclusion of a cultural heritage site in the State Cadastre of Tangible Cultural Heritage Sites or the Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage Sites;

to determine the category of a tangible cultural heritage site;

to substantiate the change of category of a tangible cultural heritage site;

to justify the exclusion of a tangible cultural heritage site from the State Cadastre of Tangible Cultural Heritage Sites;

to verify the compliance of projects of protection boundaries of tangible cultural heritage sites with urban planning and design documentation, as well as with the requirements for the preservation of tangible cultural heritage sites in connection with planned excavation, land management, construction, reclamation, economic and other works.

Historical and cultural expertise of cultural heritage sites shall be organized and carried out by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan.