Section 32
of Sarawak Heritage Ordinance, 2019
Section 32
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The Director shall establish and maintain a register, known as the Sarawak Heritage Register, containing the lists of:
(a)
buildings situated in Sarawak, which:
(i)
were built before the year 1940 and are of such historical significance to warrant their preservation;
(ii)
are of special architectural, artistic or cultural interest or beauty; or 27
(iii)
are closely associated or connected with a person or an event important to the history of Sarawak;
(b)
underwater heritage objects or sites;
(c)
heritage buildings or sites;
(d)
historical sites having natural or cultural heritage; or
(e)
traditional knowledge or traditional cultural expression, and is in the opinion of the Director ought to be retained as a heritage.
(2)
The Register shall be maintained and updated by the
Director in the manner and form as may be prescribed by the rules made under section 80.
(3)
The Director shall make the Register available for public inspection subject to such terms or conditions as he deems fit.
(4)
Any person may on payment of a fee to be prescribed by the
Director—
(a)
inspect the Register; and
(b)
make a copy of or take extracts from the Register.