Section 82
Forfeiture of claim to and interest in treasure trove
(1)
Any person who is convicted of any offence under this
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
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
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.
(2)
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.
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