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Country Summary for TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

I.  Relevant Legislation
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II.  Regulated Cultural Property
Definitions

“Board” means the Board of the Museum. (Museums Act, Art. 2)

“Listed property” means listed property of interest. (Trust Act, Art. 2)

“Listing” means the identification, cataloguing and recording of any property of interest. (Trust Act, Art. 2)


“Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for culture is assigned. (Trust Act, Art. 2)

“Minister” means the Minister to whom the responsibility for heritage preservation is assigned. (Museums Act, Art. 2)


“Monument” means any building, structure or other work of man or nature, whether above or below the surface of the land or the floor of the sea, of national architectural, aesthetic or historic interest. (Trust Act, Art. 2)

 
“National Collection” means the national collection of historical and cultural material that is in the sole ownership of the Museum. (Museums Act, Art. 2)
 
“Property of interest” means any monument and any fossil, place or site of natural beauty or national, historic, scientific or archeological interest.(Trust Act, Art. 2)
 
“Trust” means the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago established by this Act. (Trust Act, Art. 2)
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III.  Export Restrictions
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IV.  Ownership Rights and Restrictions
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V.  Violations, Penalties and Sanctions
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VI.  International Conventions and Bilateral Agreements
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Country Contact
for Cultural Property The National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago
35A Wrightson Road
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago nationaltrust.tt@gmail.com
Ph: 1-868-623-9311 x 2073/4