The Act on Archives was passed in 1995, and an Act was passed in 2001 on the Protection of Cultural Heritage, covering the areas of archaeology, built heritage, and protection of movable objects. These Acts define the specific ownership requirements of state, local government and private (including Church) enterprises, and stipulate the rules for the protection and utilisation of heritage. After 2010, the legal environment of archaeological explorations was modified several times; the area is now overseen by the Prime Minister’s Office. Archaeologists complain about the increase in economic considerations over science in policies and legislation.
The 2011 Act on Hungarian World Heritage aims to give a solid legal and institutional basis to the efficient implementation of the World Heritage Convention in Hungary and to ensure the efficient management of the eight Hungarian sites on the World Heritage list.
The modification of the 2001 Cultural Heritage Law in 2011 established the new concepts of National Memory Sites and Historic Memory Sites, with 17 items belonging to the first, and 52 to the second list.
Due to the towering insurance costs connected with the blockbuster exhibitions of the Szépművészeti Múzeum, in 2012 a law was passed with urgency, which stipulates a state guarantee for borrowings of such a scale: the Act on the Special Protection of Borrowed Cultural Goods.
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