National Heritage Act 2005 · Updated to 1 Jun 2006 · Part VIII · Heritage Object
51. Approval or refusal of application for registration
Feedback & supportWhere the Commissioner is satisfied that an object is of cultural heritage significance, he shall register the object as a heritage object in the Register and give the applicant a written notice of the Commissioner’s decision under this section.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Heritage appointed under section 4;
Where the application involves an object which is attached to any alienated land, the concurrence of the State Authority shall be obtained before the application is approved.
object
“object” includes any moveable antiquity, tangible cultural heritage, intangible cultural heritage and historical object but excluding treasure trove;
Where the application involves intangible cultural heritage in which copyright subsists, the consent of the copyright owner shall be obtained before the application is approved.
intangible cultural heritage
“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;
An application for registration which is approved under this section may be subject to such conditions as the Commissioner may impose.
As soon as possible after the approval in subsection (4), the
Commissioner shall cause to be published in the Gazette a notice that the object has been registered as a heritage object and on any other matter constituting or relating to the heritage object which in his opinion is desirable to publish.
heritage object
“heritage object” means an object declared under section 49 or registered under section 51 as a heritage object;
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National Heritage
“National Heritage” means any heritage site, heritage object, underwater cultural heritage or any living person declared as a National Heritage under section 67;
Where the Commissioner refuses the application, he shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of the refusal with or without assigning any reason for the refusal.