The fundamental legal act is the Law on Historic Preservation and Heritage Conservation of July 23rd 2003 (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2003, no.162, item 1568; 2004, no.96, item 959, no.238, item 2390; 2006, no.126, item 875);

The Amendment to the Law on Historic Preservation and Heritage Conservation of May 22nd 2009 (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2009, no.97, item 804);

The Decree of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of June 9th 2004, concerning conservation and restoration works, construction works, conservation and architectural surveys, and other activities at the monument included in National Heritage Register and list of archaeological researches and searchings for hidden or abandoned movable monuments (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2004, no.150, item 1579);

The Decree of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of April 1st 2004, concerning prizes for the discovery or finding of archaeological monuments (Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland 2004, no.71, item 650);

The Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological heritage of Europe (Revised), Valetta, 16.I.1992.