"Conservation and Heritage is not about putting everything back into a sparking new shell but acknowledging the layers of history that have come to define a space."

Ng Sek San, d+a,issue 070. 2012.

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Garis Panduan Pemuliharaan Bangunan Warisan di Malaysia


Garis panduan Pemuliharaan Bangunan Warisan disediakan sebagai panduan untuk pelaksanaan kerja pemuliharaan bangunan warisan di Malaysia. Penyediaan garis panduan ini merujuk kepada Akta Warisan Kebangsaan 2005 (Akta 645) dan garis panduan pemuliharaan diperingkat antarabangsa iaitu United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) dan piagam‐piagam di bawah International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) seperti Piagam Piagam Burra, Australia 1999 (Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance). Rujukan garis panduan UNESCO dan ICOMOS dalam garis panduan ini lebih kepada prinsip pemuliharaan bangunan. Selain daripada Akta 645 dan garis panduan antarabangsa, penyediaan garis panduan ini juga berasaskan amalan pemuliharaan bangunan warisan yang dilaksanakan oleh JWN. Dengan adanya garis panduan ini, semua aktiviti dan kerja yang berkaitan

Extraction of the Melaka Enactment No. 6 of 1988

Purpose and Interpretations

An Enactment to make provisions for the preservation, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage and matters incidental thereto. It may be also called as the Preservation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Enactment 1988.

A committee, known as the Preservation and Conservation Committee, shall be established by the State Authority in order to advise on matters of policy, administration and management of cultural heritage and conservation areas. This Committee is chaired by the Chief Minister of State.

The Enactment requires clarification of common terminologies used in preservation and conservation of cultural heritage.

"Adaptation" means a process of modifying a cultural heritage or a conservation area to suit a proposed compatible use.


"Conservation" defines a process of looking after a cultural heritage or a conservation area so as to retain its significance; and this includes maintenance, preservation, restoration, reconstruction, adaptation or a combination of two or more of these.