124. Regulations

(1)

The Minister may make any regulations as may be expedient or necessary for the better carrying into effect of the provisions of this Act.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made for all or any of the following purposes:

(a)

prescribing any matter which is required under this Act to be prescribed;

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(b)

prescribing the conservation management plan;

(c)

prescribing the conditions and restrictions (including the payment and amount of a fee) subject to which any licence or permit under this Act may be granted or issued;

(d)

providing for procedures for application, terms and conditions to be imposed on licences, and for fees, charges and deposits in respect thereof, including provisions for the forfeiture, use or return of such deposits;

(e)

prescribing the management and procedures for the conservation and preservation of heritage sites, heritage objects, underwater cultural heritage and National Heritage;

(f)

prescribing guidelines and procedures for the conservation and preservation of intangible cultural heritage;

(g)

prescribing the procedure for compounding such offences;

and

(h)

prescribing a penalty or a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit for the contravention of or failure to comply with any of the provisions of any regulations made under this Act or with the restrictions or conditions of any licence or permit granted under any such regulations.

Terms defined in s 2

conservation
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“conservation” includes preservation, restoration, reconstruction, rehabilitation and adaptation or any combination;
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conservation management plan
Defined · s 2
“conservation management plan” means a plan for conservation prepared under section 46;
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intangible cultural heritage
Defined · s 2
“intangible cultural heritage” includes any form of expressions, languages, lingual utterances, sayings, musically produced tunes, notes, audible lyrics, songs, folksongs, oral traditions, poetry, music, dances as produced by the performing arts, theatrical plays, audible compositions of sounds and music, martial arts, that may have existed or exist in relation to the heritage of Malaysia or any part of Malaysia or in relation to the heritage of a Malaysian community;
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Minister
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“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for heritage;
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National Heritage
Defined · s 2
“National Heritage” means any heritage site, heritage object, underwater cultural heritage or any living person declared as a National Heritage under section 67;
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preservation
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“preservation” means aiming to halt further deterioration, decay or a state of dilapidation and providing structural safety and well being but does not contemplate significant rebuilding and includes— (a) techniques of arresting or slowing the process of deterioration, decay or state of dilapidation of an item or structure; (b) improvement of structural conditions to make a structure safe, habitable, or otherwise useful; and (c) normal maintenance and minor repairs that do not change or adversely affect the fabric or historic appearance of a structure;
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underwater cultural heritage
Defined · s 2
“underwater cultural heritage” means all traces of human existence having a cultural, historical or archaeological character which have been partially or totally under water, periodically or continuously, for at least one hundred years such as— (a) sites, structures, buildings, artefacts and human remains, together with their archaeological and natural context; (b) vessels, aircraft, other vehicles or any part thereof, their cargo or other contents, together with their archaeological and natural context; and (c) objects of prehistoric character;
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Part XVII

Repeal and Saving Provisions

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