Malaysia legislation

Section 15

of Antiquities and Treasure Trove Enactment 1977

Section 15

(1)

A licence issued under section 14 of this Enactment shall be granted for such period (subject to the provisions of section 16 of this Enactment) and subject to such conditions as may be specified therein.

(2)

In addition to any other conditions which may be either prescribed generally or specified in any particular case, every licence under the provisions of section 14 of this

Enactment shall be subject to the following conditions —

(a)

the holder of the licence shall take all reasonable measures for the preservation of the antiquities discovered by him;

(b)

the holder of the licence shall carry out his excavations in a scientific manner and to the satisfaction of the Director;

(c)

the holder of the licence shall keep a record of all antiquities discovered in the course of the excavation;

(d)

the holder of the licence shall, within a reasonable time, deposit with the

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Director such photographs, casts, squeezes or other reproductions of any antiquity apportioned to him in accordance with the provisions of section 7

of this Enactment as the Director may require;

(e)

the holder of the licence shall furnish such plans and photographs of his excavations as the Director may require.

Extension and cancellation of licence.