Home / Dz.U. 2003 nr 162 poz. 1568
Law of 23 July 2003 on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments
Ustawa z dnia 23 lipca 2003 r. o ochronie zabytków i opiece nad zabytkami
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2003-07-23
Entry into force
2003-11-17
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
cultural activitiesbibliotekiFinancingGeodesy and Cartographyterritorial bodies of government administrationmonumentsgovernment administrationexport and import permitscertificatessubsidiessupervisionregistersreportingenvironmental protectionurban planning and architectureroad traffic lawmotorwayscriminal lawreal estateinheritance and gift taxCulture and artQualificationsRegisterdocumentscemeteriesexpertscompensationagricultural taxbudownictwoFoundationsprotectionexport of cultural goods abroadagricultural and forest landlocal self-governmentnature protection
Related acts
Repealed Acts (2)
Acts Declared Repealed (6)
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and Arts of 10 July 1963 on the Detailed Procedure for Taking Over Movable Monuments into State Ownership. · 2003-11-17
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and Art of August 26, 1997, on the principles and method of recording cultural goods in museums. · 2003-11-17
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture of April 8, 2002 on social care for monuments. · 2003-11-17
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of 6 September 2000 on maintaining the register of monuments and the central register of cultural assets. · 2004-05-17
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of 16 May 2001 on the badge "For the Care of Monuments". · 2004-05-17
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of 18 October 2000 on the principles and procedure for granting and revoking permits for conducting conservation, archaeological and excavation works, as well as the conditions for their conduct and the qualifications of persons authorised to perform these works. · 2004-05-17
Implementing Regulations (164)
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of March 6, 2024, on the recognition of "Kamieniec Ząbkowicki - architectural and landscape complex" as a monument of history
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of March 14, 2024, on the recognition of "Żórawina - Church of the Holy Trinity together with defensive architecture" as a monument of history
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of February 19, 2024, on recognizing "Ziębice - parish church of St. George" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of November 20, 2024, on the recognition of "Rokitno - Sanctuary of Our Lady of Rokitno" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 13 November 2024 on the recognition of "Międzyrzecz - Piast castle with a manor and park complex" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of September 30, 2024, amending the regulation on targeted subsidies for conservation or restoration works on a monument entered on the List of Heritage Treasures and conservation, restoration works, and construction works on a monument entered in the register of monuments
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 15 November 2023 on the recognition of the 'Lubostroń - palace and park complex' as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 2 February 2023 on recognizing the "Opatów - collegiate church ensemble dedicated to St. Martin the Bishop" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 26 January 2023 on recognizing "Supraśl - Male Monastery of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 26 January 2023 on recognizing "Jabłeczna - Orthodox Monastery of St. Onuphrius" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 30 January 2023 on recognizing the "Kraków - architectural and urban ensemble of the Nowa Huta district" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 8 September 2023 on the recognition of "Olsztyn - the castle of the Warmian Chapter" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of September 5, 2023 on recognizing "Kraków - Cistercian Abbey in Mogila" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of April 4, 2022, on recognizing "Tum - the collegiate church complex under the invocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Alexius" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of March 15, 2022, on recognizing the "Radom - Bernardine monastery complex" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of December 19, 2022 on recognizing "Stoczek Klasztorny - Sanctuary of the Mother of Peace" as a monument of history
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 14 November 2022 on the recognition of "Małujowice - parish church of St. James the Apostle" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of September 29, 2022 amending the regulation on targeted subsidies for conservation or restoration works on a monument entered on the List of Heritage Treasures and conservation, restoration works and construction works on a monument entered in the register of monuments
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of June 28, 2022, on recognizing "Warsaw - the building of the former Ministry of Religious Cults and Public Enlightenment" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 19 April 2021 on the recognition of "Pszczyna - castle and park complex" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 19 April 2021 on the recognition of "Tykocin - historical city complex" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 19 April 2021 on the recognition of "Czerwińsk nad Wisłą - former Abbey of Canons Regular" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport of April 16, 2021, amending the regulation on targeted subsidies for conservation or restoration works on a monument entered on the List of Heritage Treasures and conservation, restoration works and construction works on a monument entered in the register of monuments
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of April 8, 2021, on recognizing "Orawka - the church of St. John the Baptist" as a monument of history
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 31 May 2021 on the recognition of the "Puławy - palace and park complex" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of April 20, 2020, on the recognition of 'Nowy Wiśnicz - architectural and landscape complex' as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of April 20, 2020, on the recognition of 'Staniątki - Abbey of St. Adalbert of Benedictine Nuns' as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 29 September 2020 amending the regulation on the recognition of "Rogalin - palace complex with garden and park" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 13 August 2020 on the recognition of "Sulejówek - Milusin, the Marshal Józef Piłsudski's House Complex" as a historical monument
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of July 14, 2020, on recognizing "Zabrze - a complex of historic hard coal mines" as a historical monument
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Amending Acts (35)
- Law of April 16, 2004, on nature conservation · 2004-05-01
- Law of April 20, 2004, amending and repealing certain laws in connection with the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union · 2004-05-01
- Law of 8 October 2004 on the principles of financing science · 2005-02-05
- Law of February 24, 2006, amending the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments · 2006-04-28
- Law of May 12, 2006, on amending the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments and amending the law on regional self-government · 2006-07-29
- Law of January 23, 2009, on the voivode and government administration in the voivodeship · 2009-04-01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of October 8, 2007, case file K 20/07 · 2009-04-20
- Law of 22 May 2009 on amending the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments · 2009-07-24
- Law of March 18, 2010, on amending the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments and on amending certain other laws · 2010-06-05
- Law of June 25, 2010 amending the Law on Spatial Planning and Development, the Law on the State Sanitary Inspectorate and the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments · 2010-10-21
- Law of February 20, 2015, on found items · 2015-06-21
- Law of 24 April 2015 on amending certain laws in connection with strengthening landscape protection tools · 2015-09-11
- Law of 5 August 2015 on the amendment of laws regulating the conditions for access to the performance of certain professions · 2015-11-30
- Law of 10 July 2015 on amending the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments and the Law on Museums · 2016-11-25
- Law of November 4, 2016, on amending the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments and the Law on Amending the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments and the Law on Museums · 2016-11-25
- Law of November 16, 2016, - Provisions introducing the Law on the National Revenue Administration · 2017-03-01
- Law of 25 May 2017 on the restitution of national cultural property · 2017-06-20
- Law of 14 December 2016 - Provisions introducing the Law - Education Law · 2017-09-01
- Law of June 22, 2017, on amending the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments and certain other laws · 2017-09-09
- Law of November 24, 2017, on the amendment of the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments and the law on nature protection · 2018-01-18
- Law of July 3, 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science · 2018-10-01
- Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) · 2019-05-04
- Law of November 22, 2018, on amending the law - Educational Law, the law on the education system and certain other laws · 2019-09-01
- Law of 19 July 2019 on ensuring accessibility for persons with special needs · 2019-09-20
- Law of April 16, 2020, on amending the Law - Geodesy and Cartography Law and certain other laws · 2020-07-31
- Law of July 15, 2020, on amending the law on the principles of development policy and certain other laws · 2020-11-13
- Law of April 15, 2021, on amending the law on the protection of monuments and care for monuments and the law on the National Revenue Administration · 2021-06-09
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 11, 2023, case file no. P 12/18 · 2023-05-18
- Law of July 7, 2023, on amending the Law on spatial planning and development and certain other laws · 2023-09-24
- Law of July 25, 2025, on the amendment of certain laws to simplify administrative procedures and support entrepreneurship · 2026-02-26
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Amended Acts (22)
- Law of November 21, 1996 on museums. · 2003-11-17
- Law of 27 March 2003 on Spatial Planning and Development. · 2003-11-17
- Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president. · 2003-11-17
- Law of 1 March 2002 on changes in the organization and functioning of central government administration bodies and units subordinate to them, and on amending certain laws. · 2003-11-17
- Law of 27 April 2001 on Environmental Protection Law. · 2003-11-17
- Law of 22 December 2000 on amending certain statutory authorizations to issue normative acts and on amending certain laws. · 2003-11-17
- Law of June 5, 1998, on poviat self-government. · 2003-11-17
- Law of June 5, 1998, on voivodeship self-government. · 2003-11-17
- Law of September 4, 1997, on government administration departments. · 2003-11-17
- Law of 21 August 1997 on Real Estate Management. · 2003-11-17
- Law of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Law · 2003-11-17
- Law of February 3, 1995 on the protection of agricultural and forest land. · 2003-11-17
- Law of 27 October 1994 on toll motorways and the National Road Fund. · 2003-11-17
- Law of October 25, 1991, on organizing and conducting cultural activities. · 2003-11-17
- Law of 16 October 1991 on Nature Protection. · 2003-11-17
- Law of September 28, 1991 on Forests. · 2003-11-17
- Law of 8 March 1990 on municipal self-government · 2003-11-17
- Law of May 17, 1989, on Geodesy and Cartography · 2003-11-17
- Law of 6 April 1984 on Foundations · 2003-11-17
- Law of November 15, 1984, on agricultural tax. · 2003-11-17
- Law of July 28, 1983, on inheritance and gift tax. · 2003-11-17
- Law of January 31, 1959, on Cemeteries and Burial of the Deceased. · 2003-11-17
Information on Consolidated Text (7)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of August 19, 2024, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 23, 2022, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 19, 2021, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of February 6, 2020, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 3, 2018, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 8, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of September 10, 2014, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments
References (7)
- Law of 27 June 1997 on Libraries
- Government Statement of September 14, 1976 on the ratification by the Polish People's Republic of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted at Paris on November 16, 1972 by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its seventeenth session.
- Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted at Paris on November 16, 1972 by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its seventeenth session.
- Law of 23 April 1964 - Civil Code.
- Law of 17 November 1964 - Code of Civil Procedure.
- Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, together with the Regulations for the Execution thereof and the Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, signed at The Hague on 14 May 1954.
- Regulation of the President of the Republic of March 6, 1928, on the protection of monuments.
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of February 15, 1962 on the protection of cultural heritage.
- Repealing Acts: Announcement of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of November 12, 1999, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on the Protection of Cultural Goods.
- Amending Acts: Law of September 4, 1997, on government administration departments.
- Amending Acts: Law of 22 December 2000 on amending certain statutory authorizations to issue normative acts and on amending certain laws.
- Amending Acts: Law of 16 October 1991 on Nature Protection.
- Amending Acts: Law of 27 April 2001 on Environmental Protection Law.
- Amending Acts: Law of June 20, 2002, on the direct election of the village head, mayor, and city president.
- Amending Acts: Law of September 28, 1991 on Forests.
- Amending Acts: Law of February 3, 1995 on the protection of agricultural and forest land.
- Amending Acts: Law of May 17, 1989, on Geodesy and Cartography
- Amending Acts: Law of July 28, 1983, on inheritance and gift tax.
- Amending Acts: Law of November 15, 1984, on agricultural tax.
- Amending Acts: Law of June 5, 1998, on voivodeship self-government.
- Amending Acts: Law of 21 August 1997 on Real Estate Management.
- Amending Acts: Law of January 31, 1959, on Cemeteries and Burial of the Deceased.
- Amending Acts: Law of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Law
- Amending Acts: Law of November 21, 1996 on museums.
- Amending Acts: Law of 27 October 1994 on toll motorways and the National Road Fund.
- Amending Acts: Law of June 5, 1998, on poviat self-government.
- Amending Acts: Law of October 25, 1991, on organizing and conducting cultural activities.
- Amending Acts: Law of 8 March 1990 on municipal self-government
- Amending Acts: Law of 27 March 2003 on Spatial Planning and Development.
- Amending Acts: Law of 1 March 2002 on changes in the organization and functioning of central government administration bodies and units subordinate to them, and on amending certain laws.
- Amending Acts: Law of 6 April 1984 on Foundations
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 December 2024 on civil protection and defence
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 June 2026 amending certain laws in order to simplify administrative procedures in matters resolved by administrative decisions or handled tacitly
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 July 2023 amending the Law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments
- Amended Acts: Law of 9 October 2025 amending the Act on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 March 2026 amending the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments and the Law on the National Revenue Administration
- Amended Acts: Law of July 25, 2025, on the amendment of certain laws to simplify administrative procedures and support entrepreneurship
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023, on amending the Law on spatial planning and development and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 11, 2023, case file no. P 12/18
- Amended Acts: Law of April 15, 2021, on amending the law on the protection of monuments and care for monuments and the law on the National Revenue Administration
- Amended Acts: Law of July 15, 2020, on amending the law on the principles of development policy and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of April 16, 2020, on amending the Law - Geodesy and Cartography Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 on ensuring accessibility for persons with special needs
- Amended Acts: Law of November 22, 2018, on amending the law - Educational Law, the law on the education system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Amended Acts: Law of July 3, 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science
- Amended Acts: Law of November 24, 2017, on the amendment of the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments and the law on nature protection
- Amended Acts: Law of June 22, 2017, on amending the law on the protection of monuments and the care of monuments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 December 2016 - Provisions introducing the Law - Education Law
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 May 2017 on the restitution of national cultural property
- Amended Acts: Law of November 16, 2016, - Provisions introducing the Law on the National Revenue Administration
- Amended Acts: Law of 10 July 2015 on amending the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments and the Law on Museums
- Amended Acts: Law of November 4, 2016, on amending the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments and the Law on Amending the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments and the Law on Museums
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 August 2015 on the amendment of laws regulating the conditions for access to the performance of certain professions
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 April 2015 on amending certain laws in connection with strengthening landscape protection tools
- Amended Acts: Law of February 20, 2015, on found items
- Amended Acts: Law of June 25, 2010 amending the Law on Spatial Planning and Development, the Law on the State Sanitary Inspectorate and the Law on the Protection of Monuments and the Care of Monuments