Section 23
of Sarawak Heritage Ordinance, 2019
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Section 23
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(1)
No person shall export from Sarawak any antiquity unless he is in possession of a valid licence issued by the Director to export such antiquity.
(2)
Every applicant for a licence to export an antiquity shall produce the certificate of registration or discovery of such antiquity.
(3)
Any person who, not being the holder of a licence to export issued under subsection (1), exports or attempts to export any antiquity shall be guilty of an offence and shall, upon conviction, be punished with a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.