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| Abbreviation | HWC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 25 October 2002 |
| Legal status | Public entity[1] |
| Headquarters | 3rd Floor, Protea Assurance Building, Green Market Square, Cape Town |
Region served | Western Cape, South Africa |
Management | Antonia Malan (Chairperson) Michael Janse van Rensburg (chief executive officer) |
Main organ | Council |
| Website | www |
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Heritage Western Cape (HWC) is a provincial heritage resources authority established by the Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport of the government of the Western Cape province in South Africa. It is a public entity set up under the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act.[2] It is mandated to care for that part of South Africa's national estate that is of provincial and local significance in the Western Cape. It may delegate responsibility for heritage resources of local significance to competent municipal governments.[3]
Heritage Western Cape is best known as the custodian of approximately 2,500 provincial heritage sites, but is also responsible for administration of other forms of protection of heritage established under the terms of the National Heritage Resources Act.
- ^ Section 1, Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, (as amended)
- ^ National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999, Government Notice 506, Republic of South Africa Government Gazette, Vol. 406, No 19974, Cape Town, 28 April 1999
- ^ Section26(1)(g), National Heritage Resources Act, Act 25 of 1999, Government Notice 506, Republic of South Africa Government Gazette, Vol. 406, No 19974, Cape Town, 28 April 1999