Section 47

Where the District Officer has reason to believe that any object discovered in his area has cultural heritage significance, he may by notice in writing require the person having possession of it to deliver the object immediately to him, and the District Officer on receiving such object shall give a written acknowledgement and shall keep safely the said object.

A District Officer shall communicate the notification under subsection (1) or the written notice under subsection (2) to the

Commissioner as soon as practicable.

Any agent, contractor or executor of a Federal Government,

State Government or an owner of an alienated land who discovers at the project site any object which he has reason to believe that the object has cultural heritage significance, such agent, contractor or executor shall report to the Commissioner who shall immediately inspect the object.

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (4) commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

Proprietary right in the object