Objectifs :
The National Heritage Resources Act extends legislative protection to living and intangible heritage and informs the management measures required for dealing with heritage artefacts, chance finds, ash heaps, and graves.
Mesures de restitution :
The legislation controls the export of cultural property, which is a foundational requirement for repatriation efforts. It also focuses on the documentation, preservation, and presentation of cultural heritage (both tangible and intangible) for future generations, in collaboration with local communities, meaning Basotho cultural values are centred in this process.
Limites:
The Act called for the establishment of a Heritage Council that would serve as overseer and advisor to the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture – however, this council has yet to be convened, leaving the sector lacking in systemised coordination. While the Department of Culture has absorbed most of this responsibility, it does not have specific repatriation protocols in place.
