National Heritage Act 2005 · Updated to 1 Jun 2006 · Part XI · Treasure Trove
82. Forfeiture of claim to and interest in treasure trove
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Part in respect of any treasure trove shall by virtue of such conviction be not entitled to all claims to or interests in the same or the value thereof or any reward in connection with the discovery thereof, and in any such case the Magistrate may order the treasure trove to be delivered to the State Secretary on behalf of the State Authority wherein the same was discovered and in the case of the Federal
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;
Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya to the Minister responsible for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Territory of
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for heritage;
Labuan and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, and where the
Magistrate makes such order it shall be the duty of any person in whose possession the treasure trove to deliver it accordingly.
The respective State may order any treasure trove forfeited under this section to be delivered to the owner or other person entitled thereto or returned to the finder, as the case may be, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem fit.
owner
“owner”, in relation to any land, means the registered owner or the holder by customary tenure of the land; National Heritage 15
National Heritage 53
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;