National Heritage Act 2005 · Updated to 1 Jun 2006 · Part XI · Treasure Trove
75. Notification for enquiry
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owner
“owner”, in relation to any land, means the registered owner or the holder by customary tenure of the land; National Heritage 15
whether any object or article is treasure trove;
the person by whom, the place at which, and the circumstances under which, such treasure trove was discovered; and
as far as is possible, the person by whom, and the circumstances under which, such treasure trove was hidden.
The rights of a person mentioned in subsection (1) over the treasure trove if they are found to be so are forfeited upon failure of that person to appear.
treasure trove
“treasure trove” means any money, coin, gold, silver, plate, bullion jewellery, precious stone or any object or article of value found hidden in, or in anything affixed to, the soil or the bed of a river or lake or of the sea, the owner of which is unknown or cannot be found, but does not include any tangible cultural heritage;