Malaysia legislation
Section 19
Section 19
(1)
No person shall without the permission in writing of the Director and except in accordance with such conditions as he may impose in granting such permission —
(a)
dig, excavate, build, plant trees, quarry, irrigate, burn lime or do similar work, or establish or extend a cemetery, or deposit earth or refuse on or in the immediate neighbourhood of an ancient monument or a historical site;
or
(b)
demolish an ancient monument or disturb, obstruct, modify, mark, pull down or remove any monument or any part thereof; or
(c)
make alterations, additions, or repairs to any ancient monument; or
(d)
erect building or walls abutting upon an ancient monument
(e)
damage, destroy or interfere with any object, material or thing in a historical site; or
(f)
dispose of or remove any object, material or thing from a historical site; or
(g)
carry out any other activities in a historical site.
Care of ancient monuments and historical sites.