Malaysia legislation
Section 31
Section 31
(1)
No person shall export any antiquity unless he has obtained a licence to export the same from the Director.
(2)
The Director shall not issue a licence if in his opinion the antiquity is of lasting national importance or interest and should be acquired on behalf of the Government or for any other reason it is not desirable in the public interest that such antiquity should be exported.
(3)
An applicant for a licence to export any antiquity shall submit a list of the antiquities sought to be exported, shall declare the value thereof and furnish any other particulars in regard thereto which the Director may require and shall, if so required by the
Director, deposit any such antiquity with the Director for the purpose of inspection.
(4)
No licence to export an antiquity shall be issued to any person unless be proves to the satisfaction of the Director that he is the owner or such antiquity or that he is acting on behalf of and with the authority of such owner.
Production of licence.