7(1)The Minister may enter into an agreement with a person authorizing the person to retain custody of an archaeological object, palaeontological object or burial object for which the property has vested in the Crown.

7(2)The Minister may enter into agreements with a duly mandated governing body of one or more First Nations with respect to the identification, conservation and protection of places and objects that represent the cultural heritage of the aboriginal peoples of the Province, including agreements respecting the communication of any discovery of those places and objects, the transfer of ownership of those objects and the designation of those places as provincial heritage places or local historic places.