Preventing, counteracting, and combatting COVID-19, and the exclusion of the application of regulations on the protection of heritage assets

The COVID-19 Act stipulates that for the design, construction, redevelopment, renovation, maintenance, and demolition of buildings, including changes to their mode of use, made in connection with counteracting COVID-19, the provisions of the Act of 23 July 2003 on the protection of, and care for, heritage assets are excluded. However, the possibility of carrying out these works on buildings entered in the register of heritage assets without the permission of the province conservator of heritage assets raises serious doubts in practice. At the same time, the adopted wording of the provision does not prejudge which works may benefit from this exemption.