The text is established on the basis of the following acts:

-The Law on the Rehabilitation of Dubrovnik's Endangered Architectural Heritage ("Narodne novine", No. 21/86),
-The Law on the Amendments and Supplements to the Law on the Rehabilitation of Dubrovnik's Endangered Architectural Heritage ("Narodne novine", No. 33/89)
-The Law on the Amendments and Supplements to the Law on the Rehabilitation of Dubrovnik's Endangered Architectural Heritage ("Narodne novine", No. 128/99) and is to be used solely for internal purposes

I BASIC PROVISIONS

Article 1
In order to ensure special conditions for the lasting preservation and rehabilitation of the historical and cultural goods of the Old City of Dubrovnik and to eliminate harmful factors endangering its values as well as to eliminate consequences of the earthquakes and to provide protection against earthquakes, the Old City of Dubrovnik, with all its historic parts, is hereby proclaimed to be, as a historical and cultural good, an endangered architectural heritage.
The area of the endangered architectural heritage referred to in section 1 of this Article covers the Old City of Dubrovnik and its historic parts, notably: Danče, Gradac Park, and the area bounded by the streets Ulica od Gradca up to the former Pediatric Hospital, Ulica Dr. Ante Starčevića, Ulica Miha Klaića, Bogišićeva ulica, Zagrebačka ulica, Trogirska ulica, Kamenarska ulica, Ulica Gornji Kono, Put od Križa, Jadranska turistička cesta, Ulica Vicka Lovrina and Put Frana Supila (hereinafter: the endangered architectural heritage).
When this Law regulates the questions related to the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage, it comprises as well the rehabilitation of summer residences and other immovable cultural goods on the area of the ninth seismic zone (Rijeka Dubrovačka, Župa Dubrovačka, Konavle, Elafiti and Dubrovačko primorje), included in the rehabilitation programmes for the endangered architectural heritage of Dubrovnik.

Article 2
For the purposes of this Law, the rehabilitation shall be understood to mean the repair, preservation and revitalisation of the buildings and spaces within the area of architectural heritage, and it will be carried out in keeping with this Law and the Law on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Goods ("Narodne novine, No. 69/99).

Article 3
The rehabilitation of the architectural heritage shall ensure the preservation of its original urban, architectural, monumental, artistic and aesthetic features and in line with this the structural and appropriate repair of individual buildings for lasting use and their adaptation for new uses required by modern housing and business, catering, tourist, cultural and other activities.

Article 4
The architectural heritage and its rehabilitation is of interest of the Republic of Croatia and is under its special protection.

Article 5
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II PROGRAMMES AND PLANS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

Article 6
The rehabilitation of the architectural heritage shall be carried out in terms of the programmes of the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage and in conformity with the town plans.
The architectural heritage rehabilitation programmes shall be adopted as medium-term and annual programmes.
The medium-term architectural heritage rehabilitation programme shall be adopted for a period of five years.

Article 7
The annual architectural heritage rehabilitation programme, based on the appraisal of possibilities of realisation of goals and tasks determined in the medium-term programme, shell specify measures and activities to be undertaken for the realisation of rehabilitation of the architectural heritage during the year and funds required for their implementation.
The financial plan for funds for the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage shall form a constituent part of the annual plan.
The annual plan shall determine the obligation to respect the conservation instructions in line with the provisions of the Law on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Goods.

Article 8
Programmes of the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage shall be adopted by the Administrative Council of the Institute after it has received consent from the Government of the Republic of Croatia, Government of the City of Dubrovnik and Government of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County.
The town plan referred to in Article 6, section 1, is adopted by the City of Dubrovnik after it has received consent from the Ministry of Zoning, Construction and Housing, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Development, Immigration and Reconstruction.

Article 9
The medium-term architectural heritage rehabilitation programmes shall in particular contain:
A survey (number, size, present use, cultural and historical evaluation, planned use) of the buildings forming part of the architectural heritage; A review and assessment of the state of individual parts or buildings forming part of the architectural heritage; Proposals for the repair, preservation, construction and change of use of buildings forming part of the architectural heritage; A review of the necessary funds for the implementation of the architectural heritage rehabilitation programme; A review of the organisation and rate of implementation of the architectural heritage municipal infrastructure; The degree of antiseismic protection envisaged and planned order of priorities in the rehabilitation of individual buildings; A plan of monitoring seismic activity in the area of the City of Dubrovnik; A review of adaptation of the architectural heritage rehabilitation to chapter II of the Law on the construction and to the measures for the protection and preservation of cultural goods determined in line with the Law on the protection and preservation of cultural goods.

A report on work carried out and on funds spent in the period from the 1979 earthquake to the adoption of the medium-term programme shall form a constituent part of the first medium-term rehabilitation programme following the adoption of this Law.

Article 10
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III. THE INSTITUTE FOR THE RESTORATION OF DUBROVNIK

Article 11
Technical and other operations in connection with the organisation and implementation of the Dubrovnik's architectural heritage rehabilitation programmes and of other individual structures referred to in Article 1, section 3, of this Law shall be carried out by the Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik (hereinafter: the Institute).
The Institute is founded with assets formed of real estates on which the Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik as administrative organisation with the status of a legal person had rights of management, use or disposal on the day of entry into force of the Law on property and other real rights ("Narodne novine", No. 91/96), and with other assets (real estates, movable, financial assets and rights) that on the day of entry into force of this Law form the assets of the Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik.
The founders of the Institute are the Republic of Croatia with 60%, the City of Dubrovnik with 20% and the Dubrovnik-Neretva County with 20% share. Mutual relations between founders and relations between founders and the Institute shall be regulated by special agreements.
The foundation rights shall be performed by the Government of the Republic of Croatia for the Republic of Croatia, the Dubrovnik City Government for the City of Dubrovnik and the Government of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County for the Dubrovnik-Neretva County.

Article 12
The Institute is a public institution. The regulations on institutions shall apply to the Institute, unless otherwise specified by this Law.
The seat of the Institute is in Dubrovnik, Cvijete Zuzorić 6.
The Institute perform its operation as public service.
In performing its activity, the Institute shall have public powers regulated by this Law, and shall carry out its powers in conformity with the provisions of this Law, of the Law on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Goods ("Narodne novine", No. 69/99) and of the Law on the Construction ("Narodne novine", No. 52/99).
The Institute shall have its Statute which shall regulate matters determined by this Law and by the Law on the Institutions. The Statute of the Institute shall be adopted by the Administrative Council after consent of the founders of the Institute.

Article 13
The Institute shall carry out notably technical work concerning the organisation of preliminary research and preparatory operations and of the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage, the drafting of investment programmes, operations in connection with the allocation of rehabilitation work, technical supervision of the performance of work in line with rehabilitation programme, monitoring the implementation of investment programmes regarding the expenditure of funds, rate and deadlines for the performance of work, co-ordination of the work of those concerned in the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage, and other operations as specified by this Law.

Article 14
The Institute shall not operate with the objective of making profit. If the Institute makes a profit in performing its activity, the profit shall be used exclusively for the operation and development of activity of the Institute, in conformity with the Statute of the Institute.
The Institute shall be responsible for its duties with all its assets as security.
The founders of the Institute shall be responsible for the duties of the Institute jointly and severally. Their responsibility shall be limited to the percentage of their foundation shares.
The losses of the Institute shall be covered from the assets of the Institute, and the founders shall be able to decide to cover the losses to the percentage of their foundation shares.
The Institute shall not be able to acquire or expropriate real estate, nor to contract legal business over 2 000 000.oo kuna without the consent of the founders.

Article 14a
The Institute shall be managed by the Administrative Council of the Institute.
The Administrative Council shall consist of a chairman and four members.
The chairman and two members of the Administrative Council shall be appointed and suspended by the Government of the Republic of Croatia, and one member each by the Government of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and the Dubrovnik City Government.

Article 14b
The Administrative Council of the Institute shall adopt programmes for the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage, including financial plans, supervise their implementation, adopt yearly statements, decide on the disposal of assets and other legal affairs when their value exceed the amount of 2 000 000.oo kuna, and perform other works as specified by this Law and the Statute of the Institute.
The Administrative Council shall take binding decisions by the majority vote of its members.

Article 14c
The director of the Institute shall be appointed and suspended by the Government of the Republic of Croatia, after ascertaining views of the Dubrovnik City Government and the Government of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County.
The director shall be appointed for a period of 4 (four) years, with possibility of reappointment.
Any person having university degree and satisfying other conditions regulated by the Statute shall be eligible for the function of the director of the Institute.

Article 14d
The director of the Institute as the head of the institution shall perform tasks determined by the Law on the Institutions ("Narodne novine", No. 76/93) and other tasks regulated by this Law and the Statute of the Institute, in conformity with the law.

Article 14e
Owing to the specific and complex character of work on the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage and for solving technical problems, the Institute shall have an Expert-Advisory Commission for the Rehabilitation of Dubrovnik.
The Administrative Council shall appoint experts on protection of the architectural heritage to the Expert-Advisory Commission, and the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Zoning, Construction and Housing, the Ministry of Development, Immigration and Reconstruction, the City of Dubrovnik, the Croatian Chamber of Architects and Engineers in construction and the Croatian Association of Conservators shall each appoint one representative to the Commission.

Article 14f
The Statute of the Institute may determine other technical councils, technical boards of the Institute or other supervision and advisory bodies, their formation, mandate and tasks, technical managers for specific works from the province of work of the Institute and conditions to be fulfilled for those positions.
The Administrative Council of the Institute, at the proposal of the director, decides on the establishment of technical councils, technical boards of the Institute or other supervision and advisory bodies. The director decides on the appointment and suspension of technical managers.

IV RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE OWNERS AND OTHER HOLDERS OF BUILDINGS AND OF THE INSTITUTE IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

Article 15
Provisions of this Law shall apply to the rights and duties of the owner, party entitled and other holder of the building forming part of the architectural heritage. For the matters which are not regulated by this Law, provisions of the Law on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Goods and other regulations shall apply.

Article 16
The owner of the building forming part of the architectural heritage has right to the rehabilitation of the building and is bound to restore the building in conformity with this Law when the rehabilitation of the building is envisaged by the annual rehabilitation programme.
The Institute is bound to notify the owners of the buildings envisaged for rehabilitation by annual and medium-term programmes on the duty, deadlines and conditions of rehabilitation.
Notice referred to in previous section is obligatory given through media, notice board of the Institute, and by posting on building a call to the owner to examine the rehabilitation plan.
For absent owners without known address and for unknown owners, competent body from the Law on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Goods, at the proposal of the Institute, shall appoint a temporary trustee.
If the owner has not begun work on the rehabilitation of the building, the Institute acquires the right to secure the obtaining of the building permit and to carry out rehabilitation work. The Institute shall have the right to the reimbursement of funds invested for the rehabilitation to the value of works which, pursuant to this Law, are the obligation of the owner.
It shall be deemed that the owner has not begun work on the rehabilitation of the building if he fails within three months from the day of the beginning of works as determined by the programme to notify the Institute on the beginning of works and to submit an application for the building permit, and if he fails within six months to begin works or if he has interrupted works previously undertaken.

Article 17
The rehabilitation programme of the architectural heritage can determine:
1. the obligation to adapt the building to the main requirements regulated by provisions of Chapter II of the Law on the Construction ("Narodne novine", No. 52/99), notably:

obligation to repair the building with seismic reinforcement only; obligation to repair the building with seismic reinforcement and other necessary works on the building; obligation to repair the building with works on the building, without seismic reinforcement;

2. the obligation to repair municipal infrastructure forming part of the architectural heritage.

Article 18
Where the annual rehabilitation programme provides for the obligation to reinforce the building only, the costs of the seismic reinforcement shall be financed by the Institute from the funds for the rehabilitation.
If works on the seismic reinforcements of the building require other necessary works in line with special conditions for construction, the costs of the works in question shall be financed by the Institute from the funds for the rehabilitation.
If the owner of the building for which only seismic reinforcement is envisaged considers that it is necessary to carry out other works referred to in section 2 of this Article and the Institute reject such requirement, the owner can file an appeal to the Ministry of Zoning, Construction and Housing.
The owner of the building is the investor of works referred to in sections 1 and 2 of this Article. The owner of the building and the Institute shall conclude a contract, in line with annual rehabilitation programme, in which the owner shall assume the obligation to repair the building, and the Institute shall assume the obligation to finance the repair of the building to the amount planned in the rehabilitation programme. The contract in question shall also regulate other mutual rights and duties concerning the rehabilitation of the building.

Article 19
Where the annual architectural heritage rehabilitation programme provides for the obligation to repair the building without seismic reinforcement (Article 18.1, sub-section 3), the owner shall be bound to carry out works at his expense.
In cases as referred to in section 1 of this Article the Institute shall be bound to grant loan to the owner of the building at his demand from the funds for the rehabilitation. The amount, mode and conditions of the granting shall be determined by a prescribed general act adopted by the Administrative Council of the Institute.
The Institute can by decision bring the owner to carry out works referred to in section 1 of this Article. The owner shall have right to file an appeal against the decision in question to the Ministry of Zoning, Construction and Housing.
Where the owner of the building referred to in section 1 of this Article has right referred to in Article 15 of the Law on Social Welfare ("Narodne novine", No. 73/97) alone or together with other members of his family, the Institute shall cover the costs of rehabilitation from the rehabilitation funds.

Article 20
Where the annual architectural heritage rehabilitation programme provides for the obligation to repair municipal infrastructure in the area of the architectural heritage, the Institute shall appear as investor and bear the costs of the repair works.

Article 21
The Institute shall have right to register a mortgage to the amount of funds invested by the Institute in the rehabilitation of the building for a period of 20 years to ensure the reimbursement of the costs if the owner of the building transfers the building to other persons which are not members of his family household.
The Institute shall have right to register a mortgage in land register to the amount of funds invested by the Institute in the rehabilitation of the building to ensure the reimbursement of the costs if the owner has refused to repair the building at his expense.

Article 22
Where the architectural heritage rehabilitation programme provides for the obligation to repair a building, it shall be deemed that the execution of rehabilitation works is in the interest of the Republic of Croatia.
Where the architectural heritage rehabilitation programme provides for the obligation to repair a building, the owner, the Institute and the contractor of works on rehabilitation shall acquire right of servitude for access, transport of people and cargoes, posting devices and instruments in function of the construction, installation and reconstruction of lines and instruments (electricity, sewage, gas, water supply, heating, telecommunications and other) on the land belonging to neighbouring buildings or other lands and buildings if the servitude in question is necessary to carry out works and to bring the building repaired to function.
The provision of section 2 of this Article shall adequately apply where the architectural heritage rehabilitation programme provides for the obligation to repair municipal infrastructure in the area of the architectural heritage.

Article 23
When the use of a residential building or dwelling is rendered temporarily impossible because of rehabilitation work, the tenants shall be temporarily allocated another dwelling in Dubrovnik, if their housing problem cannot be solved otherwise.
For temporary dwelling referred to in section 1 of this Article, the owner and the members of his household cannot pay a rent higher than the rent that they were paying for the residential building or dwelling referred to in section 1 of this Article.

Article 24
When a business building or business premises in the building cannot be temporarily used, because it is being done on it, the legal or physical person carrying on in these facilities a professional activity shall be ensured temporary use of other appropriate business premises, if it is not possible otherwise to ensure that such activities can be carried on.

Article 25
In order to ensure technical conditions for the rehabilitation of structures forming part of the architectural heritage, those in possession of technical documentation, studies, basic particulars and other scientific or technical documents relating to the buildings forming part of the architectural heritage are bound temporarily to hand them over to the Institute or in some other way to enable it to use them for the purpose of drafting town plans and programmes for the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage and for drafting the necessary technical and other documentation for the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage.
The owners shall not be entitled to compensation for the temporary use of the documentation referred to in section 1 of this Article.

Article 26
Preliminary and preparatory work on the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage shall, in addition to preliminary and preparatory work according to other regulations, include in particular:

Preliminary archival, archaeological and conservation research; Preventive protection of finds; Documentation regarding the existing state of the buildings; Conservation instructions and guidelines for rehabilitation; Research into the structural system of the buildings, including foundations and foundation soil; Drafting of technical documentation for the rehabilitation; Drafting of repair programmes; Ensuring replacement space.

Article 27
Legal and physical persons performing technical work in connection with town planning and project making for the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage are required to ensure the participation of competent body referred to in Article 8 of the Law on the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Goods.

Article 28
If in the reconstruction of the building forming part of the architectural heritage it is not possible to ensure some of the main requirements for buildings, the building shall be reconstructed in keeping with Article 13 of the Law on the Construction ("Narodne novine", No. 52/99).

Article 29
If it is not possible to save individual buildings or to conduct activities in the area of the architectural heritage in accordance with the programmes and plans referred to in Article 6 sections 2 and 3 of this Law, they shall be built or the conduct of activities ensured in the area determined by the City of Dubrovnik, in conformity with town plan of the area in question.

Article 30
If a building cannot be reinforced to the necessary degree against seismic shock without its essential structural, archaeological, artistic, aesthetic and other form-related features being altered, it shall be consolidated to the degree of security against seismic shock which will not alter these features.

Article 31
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V REHABILITATION OF THE STRUCTURES FORMING PART OF THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

Article 32
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Article 33
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Article 34
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Article 35
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Article 36
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Article 37
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Article 38
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Article 39
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Article 40
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Article 41
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Article 42
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VI FUNDS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

Article 43
The Republic of Croatia, the City of Dubrovnik and the Dubrovnik-Neretva County shall ensure in their annual budgets, in the ratio of the percentage of their foundation shares and in conformity with the annual programmes of the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage, funds for the operation of the Institute and for the costs of:
Geological, geomechanical, structural and other investigations preceding the repair of buildings and spaces forming part of the architectural heritage;

Seismic reinforcement of the buildings forming part of the architectural heritage; Construction and repair of the municipal infrastructure of the architectural heritage; Drafting of studies, programmes, projects, technical and other documentation in the preparation phase.

The funds referred to in section 1 of this Article shall be ordered to the account of the Institute.

Article 44
In addition to funds referred to in Article 43 of this Law, funds for the implementation of the programme of the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage shall be secured from the following sources:
1. Funds of the owners or users of buildings in the area of the architectural heritage;
2. Organised tours of the architectural heritage and the visitors' tax;
3. Endowments, legacies and foundations established in Croatia and abroad for the preservation and rehabilitation of the Old City of Dubrovnik, sponsorships, donations and other supports;
4. Funds of the local self-government units of the area of the 9th seismic zone of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County;
5. Other funds as determined by this Law or other regulations.

Article 45
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Article 46
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Article 47
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Article 48
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Article 49
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Article 50
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Article 51
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Article 52
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Article 53
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Article 54
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Article 55
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Article 56
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Article 57
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Article 58
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Article 59
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VII SUPERVISION

Article 60
Administrative and control supervision in the implementation of this Law, including the supervision of the operation and acts of the Institute, shall be carried out by the Ministry of Zoning, Construction and Housing.
The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Zoning, Construction and Housing shall also supervise technical operation of the Institute, each in the framework of its domain.
In the cases of conflict of competence between ministries referred to in sections 1 and 2 of this Article, such conflict shall be solved by the Government of the Republic of Croatia.

Article 61
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Article 62
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Article 63
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Article 64
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VIII PUNITIVE PROVISIONS

Article 65
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Article 66
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IX TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 67
On the day of the coming into force of this Law, the director of the administrative organisation Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik shall become temporary director of the Public institution Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik, authorised to carry out preparation work for the beginning of operation of the public institution under the supervision of the founders, and notably to submit the application for its inscription in the court register.
The public institution Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik shall begin to operate on the day of its inscription in the court register, and on the same day the Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik, founded by the Law on the Rehabilitation of Dubrovnik's Endangered Architectural Heritage ("Narodne novine", Nos 21/86, 33/89, 26/93) as an administrative organisation with a status of a legal person shall cease to operate.
The public institution Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik as a legal successor of the administrative organisation Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik shall take over rights and duties, assets and employees of the latter on the day of its inscription in the court register.

Article 68
The Administrative Council of the Institute shall adopt the Statute of the Institute within 30 days of the day of entering into force of this Law.
The Administrative Council of the Institute and the director of the Institute shall adopt the acts that they adopt in conformity with this Law, the Law on the Institutions and provisions of other laws within 30 days from the day of entering into force of the Statute of the Institute.

Article 69
The Institute shall be bound to request the establishment of ownership and the inscription of its property in the land register for all the buildings and other real properties acquired with funds for the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage of Dubrovnik.

Article 70
Provisions of the Statute of the Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik, established as administrative organisation with a status of a legal person, and provisions of its other general acts, if they are not contrary to this Law and to the Law on the Institutions, shall apply until the adoption of the Statute and general acts of the Institute for the Restoration of Dubrovnik as public institution.

Article 71
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Article 72
The Committee for the Legislation of the House of Representatives of the Croatian National Parliament is authorised to prepare revised text of the Law on the Rehabilitation of Dubrovnik's Endangered Architectural Heritage.

Article 73
This Law shall come into force on the eighth day after its publication in "Narodne novine".

“Narodne novine”, no 128/99, from 30th November 1999

Note: Articles 5, 10, 31-42, 45-59, 61-64, 65, 66 and 71 are cancelled on the basis of modifications referred to in the acts mentioned in the introduction.