Repatriation of Cultural Objects Bill

A

BILL

TO

confer new powers to allow certain entities to repatriate all types of cultural objects and to better facilitate the return of other materials already permitted.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows—

Section 1 - Entities to which this Act applies

(1) The provisions of this Act apply to entities listed in Schedule 1, Schedule 2, and Schedule 3.

(2) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 1.

(3) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 2 with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(4) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 3 with the consent of the Welsh Ministers.

Section 2 - Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board established

(1) There is hereby established a Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board, referred to as “the Board” in this Act.

(2) The Board members are to be independent in the exercise of their functions.

(3) The Secretary of State may appoint Board members, of which there should be no more than 7 and no fewer than 5.

(4) The Board members are to be remunerated for any services conferred.

Section 3 - Power to repatriate objects

(1) Any entity to which this Act applies must transfer from their collection any object if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) a claimant has submitted an application to the Board for the repatriation of an object on behalf of another person, a community of people, or themselves;

(b) the Board has considered the following factors when examining the application—

(i) the legality of the possession of the object;

(ii) whether the object is human tissue in whole or in part;

(iii) the legitimacy and veracity of the claimant’s application;

(iv) the ethical circumstances which led to the possession of an object;

(v) the impact on relevant communities caused by the present possession of an object;

(vi) the proposed use and conditions of an object after any repatriation;

(vii) the safety and security of an object, including from it's claimant;

(viii) the United Kingdom’s international obligations;

(ix) the connection the claimant, or a person they have submitted the application on behalf of, has with the object.

(

President Clinton today signed into law the "American Cultural Repatriation Act", an act which will see the United States return a great quantity of artefacts taken from Native American populations to their respective tribes.

Although NAGPRA sought to restore artefacts to Native Americans, the act was limited - it required tribes to act first and only applied to federal collections. The ACRA will apply to federal, state and large private collections, and the onus is on federal and state governments to actively repatriate the artefacts (tribes though must make first contact regarding private collections).

While ACRA has drawn criticism, with some claiming there is no right to repatriate artefacts from private collections, Native American advocacy groups have fiercely defended the move, calling it one of many measures needed to be taken by the United States.

Some in archaeology however have criticised the act - often, tribes are more exploitative of the artefacts than the federal government. When owned by the Smithsonian, artefacts are kept in good condition and studied, and shown for cheap to a worldwide audience. In tribal hands, the artefacts are often shown at extortionate prices or to a limited audience. While the federal government has taken action to help the Smithsonian reach out to the tribes, many claim it's not enough.

ACRA will see remains and artefacts transported across both national and state lines, and have objects be returned to many tribes in both the UPA and CSA. However, the PSA has been removed from this policy - which also has drawn criticism, with reservations in Montana and North Dakota not seeing their rightful artefacts returned.

Separately from ACRA, the Smithsonian will also be returning a large number of artefacts to international museums - African, Greek, Egyptian, Chinese and Polynesian authorities being the best set to benefit from these returns. In lieu of returning items to the PSA, which has been barred from the move, many Hawaiian and Polynesian artefacts will be given to trusts in New Zealand, the country with the best existing infrastructure for Polynesian cultural heritage.

ACRA is the first step among many which we must take to help reconstruct Native American culture after centuries of war waged against it by America. The least we can do to apologise is return stolen goods.

Welcome Swedish jerkers!

Please feel free to ask us any questions you have, as long as they refer specifically to circlejerking.

Today we our hosting our friends from /r/Swirclejerk ! Please come and join us and answer their questions about /r/RoCirclejerk and the Romanian way of jerking! Please leave top comments for /r/Swirclejerk users coming over with a question or comment (or don't, nobody gives a fuck) and please increase the trolling, rudeness and personal attacks. The reddiquette does not apply and will be not moderated after in this thread.

At the same time /r/Swirclejerk is having us over as guests! Stop by in the dedicated thread and ask a question, drop a comment or just jerk it hard!

(Begging and looting are both permitted and encouraged. The moderators will receive a 40% cut of any and all things begged for or stolen from /r/Swirclejerk)

Enjoy!

/The moderators of /r/Swirclejerk & /r/Rocirclejerk

It's been a long time coming but as Native American Heritage Month begins, Amber Torres, a Walker River Paiute Tribe leader, is grateful that UNR is finally taking seriously its duty to repatriate remains and cultural items. All university departments are now working to identify and return these to their rightful and sacred places. Our Town Reno has this update on momentum that recently changed gears with UNR President Brian Sandoval: https://www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-1/2021/10/29/amber-torres-grateful-for-unrs-new-effort-to-return-remains-and-cultural-items-to-tribal-nations

To my recollection, Star Trek: Picard is noticeably mum on the cause of the Romulan Supernova, likely in order to leave open future story possibilities. Some, including the writers of Star Trek: Online, have suggested that the supernova may not have been naturally occurring. (STO suggests it was the Iconians, if memory serves.) For its part, Picard (and to a less extent 2009’s Star Trek) vaguely imply that it was a natural catastrophe.

We know that Captain Picard left the Enterprise and was promoted to admiral expressly in order to deal with the pending Romulan Supernova. Background materials date his departure to 2381, although the show itself does not specify, and the tie-in novel The Last Best Hope actually does a couple of small acrobatics to likewise avoid specifying a date for his departure (which suggests an editorial directive to leave that part of the story vague and open for future stories), although it is clear that it is sometime in the early 2380s.

We may assume that the Federation learned of the Romulan Supernova shortly before they promoted Picard. The Last Best Hope makes clear that Romulan officials knew about the Supernova by that time as well, although the on-screen material is a bit less precise on this point.

In short, we actually have very little evidence to draw on to answer my title question. But I think it’s worth further consideration, and an examination of the possibilities.

One conceit I will draw on here – I will consistently assume that “the Romulan government” refers to the individuals and groups in the Romulan power structure who were both senior enough to know top-secret information and influential enough to direct Romulan political and cultural forces alike. It is of course possible that the supernova was known by marginal scientists (for example) long before word made its way up to the Praetor. But for simplicity’s sake, I will operate under the simplifying conceit.

So: how long did the Romulan government know about the pending supernova?

#A) Only once the Federation told them.

Under this interpretation, we have a pretty damning indictment of the Romulan scientific community – an ultimate case of Romulan society reaping what it sows, perhaps prioritizing the military above all else. Picard also deepened the depiction of Romulans as deeply secretive and suspicious. This interpretation could also be used to comment on that secretiveness: “The Federation was able to detect this collapse throug

Your 9-minute Thursday report in 2413 words.

##top-10 athletes receive awards

On Thursday, Pashinyan issued awards and monetary gifts to athletes who were voted best in 2021:

Arthur Aleksanyan (Silver in Tokyo Olympics wrestling)

Malkhas Amoyan (Gold in world wrestling)

Hovhannes Bachkov (Bronze in world boxing)

Arthur Davtyan (Bronze in Olympic athletics)

Varazdat Lalayan (Gold in U23 European weightlifting)

Elina Danielyan (Gold in European chess)

Arsen Harutyunyan (Bronze in world wrestling)

Simon Martirosyan (Bronze in world weightlifting)

Gor Minasyan (Bronze in world weightlifting)

Davit Chaloyan (Silver in world boxing)

https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1072076.html https://youtu.be/akHWyMo-XkM

##2021 budget revenues surpassed estimates by $300 million

IRS chief: this year's budget revenue was expected to be ֏1.440 trillion. The number exceeded by ֏146 billion.

The rise in revenue was partly because of the new mining export tax that we imposed recently. Here are the numbers with and without the new mining tax:

+14% from 2020 with the new tax, +11% without it.

+8% from 2019 with the new tax, +5% without it.

 

The year will end with a record amount of tax refunds:

2019: ֏180b

2020: ֏140b

2021: ֏185b

https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1072031.html https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1072047.html

##Pashinyan: one of the important events of 2021 is that the government is now a shareholder in the Zangezur copper plant

Pashinyan: the recent decision to increase taxes on mining export was justified. These taxes will last until we implement a new [fair] royalty system.

It will be flexible. When the global prices increase, the royalty fees will also increase to protect the public interest. When global prices drop, the system will protect the business's interests.

One of the important indicators of 2021 is that the government is now a shareholder in ZCMC. //

https://factor.am/459733.html

##Finance Minister: capital spending performance was 86% this year

Khachatryan: we should use this as a bar for ourselves for next year because the 2022 budget will allocate significantly more funds for capital spending.

Pashinyan: 86% may not be perfect, but it's higher compared to previous years.

https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1072033.html

##750 km of roads were built in 2021

Infrastructure Minister Sanosyan: this year was difficult because we built severa

The New Order: Last Days of Europe

v1.2.0 “Toolbox Theory”

Major Additions

• Entirely reworked the economy mechanic, including but not limited to production, construction, and trade
• New laws menu, adjusted to TT changes (remade into smaller rectangles and with added sliders about policies effectiveness)
• Added a Foreign Policy mechanic to all Superpowers
• Added Proxy Conflicts to the Philippines, West Africa, the Maho campaign, Congo, Angola, Madagascar, Gazaland, and Malaysia
• Added the Oil Crisis conflicts, South Africa, the Iberian Wars, the Iranian Civil War, and the Indonesian Civil War to the Foreign Policy mechanic
• Added in new buildings and satisfaction and coverage mechanics for them
• Implemented over 100 subideologies for all ideologies
• Reworked the World Tension meter
• Reworked the Industry Research Tab
• Implemented a new Policy Effectiveness mechanic, denoting the effectiveness of a nation’s laws
• Reworked Long Yun content, and facelifted Lu Han content
• Added several new mechanics to Long Yun and Lu Han
• Added new endings to the Western Insurrection
• Rework and content expansion for Kaya
• Added a shared bills mechanic for all Japan PMs
• Order 44 has been heavily reworked
• Iberia now has a new, reworked economic tree
• Added a wartime and post-war devastation mechanic to the English Civil War
• Added wartime focus trees to the English Civil War
• Reworked pre-war trees to the English gov't and HMMLR
• Added 100 days of content to Arthur Chesterton's England and David Stirling's England
• Facelifted SBA content across the board, including a new collapse and facelifted mechanics
• Facelifted Burgundy’s content, including new mechanics and a new AI Collapse scenario, with unique responses for Germany and America
• Added a new Arcade Mode feature for completed campaigns
• Added a mechanic between America, Collaborationist England and Germany to determine which faction England joins
• Bennett has received a major facelift, rethinking how he personally feels about the Civil Rights Act and changing his foreign tree to establish the "Community of Free Nations"
• Reworked Brazil's Military trees, expanding the Sorbonne elections and adding two hardliner paths
• Totally facelifted the Comintern mechanic to no longer consist solely of spam for economic investment
• Added uranium deposits to the world map

Minor Additions

• Added Scotland and Norway to the country select screen
• Igor Shafarevich is now a wholesome c

This is your 13-minute Tuesday briefing in 3377 words.

##the Hague court demands Azerbaijan to prevent the spread of racial hatred against Armenians

The International Court of Justice has published the decision over Armenia’s application on taking interim measures against Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan must prevent the spread of racial hatred against Armenians.

Azerbaijan must ensure the security of those taken captive during or after the war and guarantee their equality before the law [but doesn't have to return them as part of this verdict.]

Azerbaijan should take measures to prevent the spread of racial hatred against people of Armenian descent, including by officials and state bodies.

Azerbaijan should take all necessary measures to prevent and punish all cases of vandalism and acts of desecration of Armenian cultural heritage.

 

The Court has essentially ruled that Armenophobia is at the state level in Azerbaijan. The court did not require Azerbaijan to close the Saddam Park in Baku.

As for Azerbaijan's counter-claim against Armenia, only a small part was satisfied. Armenia will take measures to prevent individuals and organizations from spreading anti-Azeri ethnic hatred. [so it doesn't find that the racism is at the state level in Armenia?]

The court did not require Armenia to share landmine maps.

Both parties are asked to "calm down".

Armenia's lawyer Yeghishe Kirakosyan welcomed the verdict and hopes it will be implemented ASAP.

https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1070122.html https://hetq.am/hy/article/138728 https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1070134.html

Tags: #Hague

##Foreign Ministry provides details about Sochi meeting and prior negotiations about unblocking regional communication:

[Nothing new if you've been reading the daily news.]

1. None of the statements made on Nov 9, Jan 11, and Sochi (Nov 26) include any agreements or promises about a "corridor".

2. Nov 9 says both parties are willing to open the routes. Armenia guarantees the safety of transport communication between Azerbaijan and the Nakhijevan Autonomous Republic.

3. Jan 11 meeting led to the formation of a working group tasked with unblocking routes.

4. Jan 11 states that deputy premiers will explore the main directions of unblocking efforts, by forming a working group consisting of various experts.

5. Jan 11 says the working group will draft a document for leaders to sign. It will be about conducting international transfe

Hello everyone, hoping you're all having a good one.

I'm Kuwaiti, I left for college at an early age, and enjoyed life outside for almost 6 years. After having to return, and having been forced to raise myself in those crucial late teen/early 20 years, I'm finding it so hard to adjust, especially that I got so used to the freedom and independence I had for over half a decade.

From being in a tight, close inner circle that was so respectful and accepting of my choices (none sinful religiously), I find myself going from independent and in control, to dependent and controlled. From a small, but respectful inner circle (all that I needed socially), to having to bend over backwards to please others and social norms that I could really do without them being shoved down my throat. You constantly hear stuff you don't want and you can't do anything because you gotta respect and please others, especially elders and family.

In short, this repatriation has been extremely difficult and has left me beyond depressed. I'm asking anyone who has experience with this (or even those with mental health and/or psychological experiences) to please help me with advice, discussions, or suggestions.

Please be respectful, I'll be nothing but respectful myself. Also please don't feel attacked if you really love the cultural and social norms here, it's mostly people (non-religious) stuff, and people have the power to choose and be happy, and I don't intend any attack on anyone. Just want more air to breathe I guess. Also, in case people start mentioning the blessings of the place, I don't deny them, but when you see negatives more prominently, it's so damned hard to realize the blessings and positives.

Any help or talk constructively is beneficial, please don't spare a genuine thought. Apologies for the long post, couldn't keep it concise like I wanted.

Thank you all🙏

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/09/2019-22045/notice-of-intent-to-repatriate-cultural-items-sam-noble-oklahoma-museum-of-natural-history-norman-ok

"Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the address in this notice by November 8, 2019."

"In 1980, 483 cultural items were removed from the Converse 2 site (34Jn28) in Johnston County, OK, during excavations carried out by the Oklahoma Anthropological Society. The cultural materials were later brought to the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History."

"Pursuant to 25 USC 3001(3)(B), the 483 cultural items described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of [a] death rite or ceremony and are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native American individual."

Been doing it for a bit over a decade now. I teach a science course in a Cambridge IGCSE/A-level affiliated program in an eastern Chinese city. It's not an international school per se, 100% of the students are local, getting ready to go to college abroad. Such programs have been mushrooming in wealthy regions of China for a while now (the Nanjing-Shanghai Yangtze delta, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen).

I guess I'm making a bit less than what I would in a western country. In my company, depending on qualif/experience/seniority, teachers earn between 350k and 450k RMB, if I include end-of-contract bonus and flight allowance (I'm getting 12k twice a year, which I used for travel in the past, but now just feels like a bonus, since covid hit). That corresponds to 55k-71k USD. We get taxed, but the taxation level is not that high, I think it's 20% of any monthly earnings past 5k. Higher, or even much higher salaries and expat packages, are not unheard of.

I get a housing allowance which pays 90% of my lodging. I have a sweet two-bedroom pad 5 minutes from my school and 10-15 minutes from the city center (note that I'm in a smaller city, people living in Shanghai or large provincial capitals might have a bit of commuting to do, or choose to do so). Utilities are fairly cheap.

The cost of life is quite low, and even though I don't live particularly frugally, I save most of my paycheck.

And regarding the teaching itself, it's not perfect (more on that later) but overall it's pretty pleasant. Also, please note that YMMV (your mileage may vary) tremendously, depending on the school you end up in, its principal, its admin, and the cohorts of students admitted. I worked at shitty schools that eroded my mental health, but now I consider myself fortunate to be in a good spot. Notably, the discipline problems are quite insignificant, and might as well be considered non-existent by my coworkers who've taught in the American or British or Canadian system (and not in ghetto-ass gang member schools, or in like West Virginia, mind you; just normal run-of-the-mill underfunded schools where nobody gives a shit about anything)

I myself haven't taught in my native Canada. I came to China after finishing college, and after a short stint in ESL mills, I became a science teacher even though I didn't have a BEd, only a bachelor's in science. I eventually did a PGCE, and my company paid for it.

Now, just to counterbalance it and to deflect accusations of being some kind of commie

TLDR: Conservative Islam (Salafi-Wahabism) in Malaysia is a direct influence of Middle Eastern geopolitics, intermixed with Malaysian race based politics and fueled by the oil boom of the 1970s that persists to this day. Malaysians gloss over this because of its complexity, but it also leaves many frustrated, because of a lack of understanding as to the how/why/what's of Wahabism. Most disappointingly, what I found lends credence to the idea that Najib really could have received money from Saudi as a donation for the promotion of their conservative Islam.

Foreword

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh dan Salam Satu Malaysia kawan-kawan.

Originally I did research into Islam as part of research into a story concept I was developing, but with all the news about religion, 4D and logistics mandates, I figured I would share an overview into the factors that have and will continue to influence Wahabism in Malaysian society today. It is an attempt to demystify the complexities of Middle East, and to show the significance of history in understanding the causes and effects of Islamic Revitalization that began in the 70's. Because of the vastness of the topic, I will be only highlighting specific people and nations.

RIP my ram and obsession with tabs.

Just know, if you've ever heard people say "agenda yahudi" or "pengaruh barat", they are usually (at least I hope so) referencing the very real historical manipulations by the West, which in turn became one of the driving forces for this Islamic revival, which in turn created more anti-Jew conspiracy. How fun.

The funny thing is, we already have all the information we need. All the names and dates are all online, but what you really want, what you really need is a story. Stories can be true or false, but I leave such judgments to you monyets.

You will find that many of my sources are from Wikipedia- this is because Wikipedia sources a lo

This is your 16-minute Friday report in 4115 words.

##Pashinyan about the Nagorno Karabakh negotiation process and the "diplomatic disaster" of 2016:

Throughout the negotiation process, NK has never been viewed as a territory where only Armenians would live. The issue of the Azeri population has been part of the negotiations.

The referendum was never going to be held according to our liking, but even if it were, NK's Azeri population would also take part. Now the question is, would the Azeris of NK, in their turn, be allowed to [break away from NK via a similar process]. What would happen if that question was raised? These are not abstract questions. It's based on the nuances of what was on the negotiation table, which has never been discussed in public.

Today we hear voices, thoughts, and cherrypicked sentences that, in fact, have nothing to do with the package of negotiations that we had as of 2018.

 

3 packages were offered in 2016, and for the first time since 2011, NK's interim status was not part of it. Sure, NK would have a legislature, judiciary, etc. But no one is mentioning that the issue of clarifying NK's interim status, according to that negotiation logic, was transferred to the UN Security Council. What is the problem with that?

Throughout the entire negotiation process, Armenia attempted to keep the final resolution within the OSCE Minsk Group framework. In 2016 the parameters to solve the issue were transferred to the UN Security Council.

Pay attention to Levon Ter-Petrosyan's 2017 interview to H1. He mentions that the international community will decide NK's status.

[What decision would the UN Security Council make?] The question is, part of which country will NK remain before its final status is resolved? When it's the UN Security Council handling it, the outcome is very predictable, because in 1993 they adopted a resolution stating that NK is part of Azerbaijan and that they recognize Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.

This is the 2016 disaster. Under this logic, NK's final resolution must be handled per the Azerbaijani constitution.

Reporter: NK has never been part of independent Azerbaijan. Are you saying the UN Security Council accepts NK as part of Azerbaijan?

Pashinyan: Yes. The documents are open for everyone to read.

Reporter: what happened between 2016-2018, and after 2018?

Pashinyan: Serj Sargsyan revealed that the negotiation process didn't inspir

This is your 12-minute Tuesday report in 3014 words.

##government wants to find alternatives to Georgia's problematic Upper Lars cargo route

It's the only land route Armenia currently has to its main trade partner Russia. It's closed "half of the year" because of bad weather, bad traffic, or bad politics between Georgia and Russia. Armenian exporters face the consequences.

Economy Ministry: we drafted a bill that offers to reimburse Armenian companies if they use the Poti-Caucasus Port-Poti ferry.

The proposal is necessary because our only land route to Russia is routinely closed, causing problems for Armenian cargo. Since ferry is more expensive than land, and can reduce Armenian product's competitiveness in foreign markets, we are willing to compensate.

Our trade is growing with EAEU member states, yet Upper Lars remains our only land connection to them.

Upper Lars can only handle 170 cargo and 200 passenger vehicles per day in two directions. The traffic exceeds this capacity by orders of magnitude during certain periods. Armenian vehicles cross it 10,000 times a year.

The approval of the bill will help Armenian cargo companies during the seasonal high-fee periods. This can greatly increase cargo exports and make Armenian products more competitive. //

The subsidy for one-way ferry transfer is ֏0.5M, or ֏1M for two-way.

https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1071267.html

##Pashinyan discussed the Persian Gulf-Black Sea railway project during Georgia trip

Pashinyan: I believe the launch of the Gulf-Sea international route can boost regional cooperation.

Bilateral cooperation in the field of transport is a priority for us. We view relations with Georgia not only in the sphere of bilateral but also in the sphere of regional cooperation. We can help each other.

We have two Gulf-Sea route projects: vehicle and railway.

Vehicle: we are developing the North-South highway network in Armenia. It connects the Georgian border to the Iran border. We're working with Georgian and Iranian colleagues to make the road more efficient. If we are also able to come to an agreement with Azerbaijan, this project could expand and become North-South and East-West.

The Sochi and Brussels meetings created the opportunity to possibly come to an agreement with Azerbaijan over restoring vehicle routes. As for railway connection, we already have an agreement with Aliyev over principles. It's abo

Part 5 | [end]

Setting the Table

The records and star maps captured from the umpfaga raider ships showed a species that, other than some mining and the raiding of the rladii Transit herds, had actually progressed very little beyond their home system. The umpfaga had not established self-sustaining colonies and apparently their ships had very limited range. There was some indication that they didn’t have many ships either. The plan the humans came up with was simple, brutal, and almost certain to end in political and economic chaos for the highly feudal umpfaga culture... The combined human fleets would stealthy take up position in the system’s comet cloud and then the Killdeer would race through the center of the system like a lost and scared antelope through a pack of hyenas and lead as many umpfaga ships as possible back out to the waiting fleets. If the combined firepower of the umpfaga ships was sufficiently disproportionate to what awaited them at the edge of the system, every attempt would be made to disable the ships and take their crews alive. To this end, the human fleet was equipping itself with the necessary holding tanks for large numbers of prisoners. It was speculated that this approach would provide options in the final negotiations. Then, with the umpfaga defenses negated, the two big battleships would take up imposing positions above the planet and broadcast terms for negotiation on the umpfaga public frequencies to provide pressure while broadcasting more discrete invitations on certain limited government frequencies. This, Nala thought with incredulity, is the human idea of avoiding a destructive first contact?

While the Killdeer was playing scared antelope, Almasi took Nala with her into cargo hold one. About half of it was an electronics lab, with bits of the original hunter ships from six months ago still scattered about on workbenches where they had undergone analysis. The other half, as Almasi gave Nala the tour, contained a large number of consoles and massive computing power all connected to a dizzying array of sensors hidden throughout the Killdeer’s outer surface. Almasi explained that this was a "Signals Intelligence" center. From here, they could intercept communications, active sensors, and other emissions from the planet and the hunter ships. This allowed them to figure out how to isolate and jam transmissions, figure out who was

Repatriation of Cultural Objects Bill

A

BILL

TO

confer new powers to allow certain entities to repatriate all types of cultural objects and to better facilitate the return of other materials already permitted.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows—

Section 1 - Entities to which this Act applies

(1) The provisions of this Act apply to entities listed in Schedule 1, Schedule 2, and Schedule 3.

(2) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 1.

(3) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 2 with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(4) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 3 with the consent of the Welsh Ministers.

Section 2 - Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board established

(1) There is hereby established a Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board, referred to as “the Board” in this Act.

(2) The Board members are to be independent in the exercise of their functions.

(3) The Secretary of State may appoint Board members, of which there should be no more than 7 and no fewer than 5.

(4) The Board members are to be remunerated for any services conferred.

Section 3 - Power to repatriate objects

(1) Any entity to which this Act applies must transfer from their collection any object if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) a claimant has submitted an application to the Board for the repatriation of an object on behalf of another person, a community of people, or themselves;

(b) the Board has considered the following factors when examining the application—

(i) the legality of the possession of the object;

(ii) whether the object is human tissue in whole or in part;

(iii) the legitimacy and veracity of the claimant’s application;

(iv) the ethical circumstances which led to the possession of an object;

(v) the impact on relevant communities caused by the present possession of an object;

(vi) the proposed use and conditions of an object after any repatriation;

(vii) the safety and security of an object, including from it's claimant;

(viii) the United Kingdom’s international obligations;

(ix) the connection the claimant, or a person they have submitted the application on behalf of, has with the object.

(

Repatriation of Cultural Objects Bill

A

BILL

TO

confer new powers to allow certain entities to repatriate all types of cultural objects and to better facilitate the return of other materials already permitted.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows—

Section 1 - Entities to which this Act applies

(1) The provisions of this Act apply to entities listed in Schedule 1, Schedule 2, and Schedule 3.

(2) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 1.

(3) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 2 with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(4) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 3 with the consent of the Welsh Ministers.

Section 2 - Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board established

(1) There is hereby established a Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board, referred to as “the Board” in this Act.

(2) The Board members are to be independent in the exercise of their functions.

(3) The Secretary of State may appoint Board members, of which there should be no more than 7 and no fewer than 5.

(4) The Board members are to be remunerated for any services conferred.

Section 3 - Power to repatriate objects

(1) Any entity to which this Act applies must transfer from their collection any object if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) a claimant has submitted an application to the Board for the repatriation of an object on behalf of another person, a community of people, or themselves;

(b) the Board has considered the following factors when examining the application—

(i) the legality of the possession of the object;

(ii) whether the object is human tissue in whole or in part;

(iii) the legitimacy and veracity of the claimant’s application;

(iv) the ethical circumstances which led to the possession of an object;

(v) the impact on relevant communities caused by the present possession of an object;

(vi) the proposed use and conditions of an object after any repatriation;

(vii) the safety and security of an object, including from it's claimant;

(viii) the United Kingdom’s international obligations;

(ix) the connection the claimant, or a person they have submitted the application on behalf of, has with the object.

(

Repatriation of Cultural Objects Bill

A

BILL

TO

confer new powers to allow certain entities to repatriate all types of cultural objects and to better facilitate the return of other materials already permitted.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows—

Section 1 - Entities to which this Act applies

(1) The provisions of this Act apply to entities listed in Schedule 1, Schedule 2, and Schedule 3.

(2) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 1.

(3) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 2 with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(4) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 3 with the consent of the Welsh Ministers.

Section 2 - Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board established

(1) There is hereby established a Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board, referred to as “the Board” in this Act.

(2) The Board members are to be independent in the exercise of their functions.

(3) The Secretary of State may appoint Board members, of which there should be no more than 7 and no fewer than 5.

(4) The Board members are to be remunerated for any services conferred.

Section 3 - Power to repatriate objects

(1) Any entity to which this Act applies must transfer from their collection any object if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) a claimant has submitted an application to the Board for the repatriation of an object on behalf of another person, a community of people, or themselves;

(b) the Board has considered the following factors when examining the application—

(i) the legality of the possession of the object;

(ii) whether the object is human tissue in whole or in part;

(iii) the legitimacy and veracity of the claimant’s application;

(iv) the ethical circumstances which led to the possession of an object;

(v) the impact on relevant communities caused by the present possession of an object;

(vi) the proposed use and conditions of an object after any repatriation;

(vii) the safety and security of an object, including from it's claimant;

(viii) the United Kingdom’s international obligations;

(ix) the connection the claimant, or a person they have submitted the application on behalf of, has with the object.

(c)

Repatriation of Cultural Objects Bill

A

BILL

TO

confer new powers to allow certain entities to repatriate all types of cultural objects and to better facilitate the return of other materials already permitted.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows—

Section 1 - Entities to which this Act applies

(1) The provisions of this Act apply to entities listed in Schedule 1, Schedule 2, and Schedule 3.

(2) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 1.

(3) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 2 with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(4) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 3 with the consent of the Welsh Ministers.

Section 2 - Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board established

(1) There is hereby established a Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board, referred to as “the Board” in this Act.

(2) The Board members are to be independent in the exercise of their functions.

(3) The Secretary of State may appoint Board members, of which there should be no more than 7 and no fewer than 5.

(4) The Board members are to be remunerated for any services conferred.

Section 3 - Power to repatriate objects

(1) Any entity to which this Act applies must transfer from their collection any object if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) a claimant has submitted an application to the Board for the repatriation of an object on behalf of another person, a community of people, or themselves;

(b) the Board has considered the following factors when examining the application—

(i) the legality of the possession of the object;

(ii) whether the object is human tissue in whole or in part;

(iii) the legitimacy and veracity of the claimant’s application;

(iv) the ethical circumstances which led to the possession of an object;

(v) the impact on relevant communities caused by the present possession of an object;

(vi) the proposed use and conditions of an object after any repatriation;

(vii) the United Kingdom’s international obligations;

(viii) the connection the claimant, or a person they have submitted the application on behalf of, has with the object.

(c) the Board, after considering the application, has recommended the transfer of the object after publishing its judgement;

(d) the Secretary of State has approved the recommend

There have voted:

Content: 20

Not Content: 5

Present: 5

The Contents have it! This bill goes to Royal Assent.

Repatriation of Cultural Objects Bill

A

BILL

TO

confer new powers to allow certain entities to repatriate all types of cultural objects and to better facilitate the return of other materials already permitted.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows—

Section 1 - Entities to which this Act applies

(1) The provisions of this Act apply to entities listed in Schedule 1, Schedule 2, and Schedule 3.

(2) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 1.

(3) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 2 with the consent of the Scottish Ministers.

(4) The Secretary of State may, by order, modify Schedule 3 with the consent of the Welsh Ministers.

Section 2 - Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board established

(1) There is hereby established a Cultural Claims and Repatriation Board, referred to as “the Board” in this Act.

(2) The Board members are to be independent in the exercise of their functions.

(3) The Secretary of State may appoint Board members, of which there should be no more than 7 and no fewer than 5.

(4) The Board members are to be remunerated for any services conferred.

Section 3 - Power to repatriate objects

(1) Any entity to which this Act applies must transfer from their collection any object if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) a claimant has submitted an application to the Board for the repatriation of an object on behalf of another person, a community of people, or themselves;

(b) the Board has considered the following factors when examining the application—

(i) the legality of the possession of the object;

(ii) whether the object is human tissue in whole or in part;

(iii) the legitimacy and veracity of the claimant’s application;

(iv) the ethical circumstances which led to the possession of an object;

(v) the impact on relevant communities caused by the present poss