Malaysia legislation
Section 22
Section 22
(1)
The Minister, on the recommendation of the Director, may by order declare any specified area to be an archaeological reserve for the purposes of this Enactment.
(2)
When any land has, under the provisions of this section or of any law relating to land, been reserved for a public purpose, that is to say for the preservation of archaeological remains, no person shall, except under licence issued by the Director ―
(a)
clear or break up for cultivation or cultivate any part of an archaeological reserve; or
(b)
erect any building or structure upon any such reserve; or
(c)
fell or otherwise destroy any tree standing on any such reserve; or
(d)
otherwise encroach on any such reserve.
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