Malaysia legislation
Section 40
Section 40
Register—
Where any building or site listed in the Register is on a private property, the Director may—
(a)
make arrangements with the owner or occupier for its preservation, inspection and maintenance and may, with the approval of the Minister, make a contribution from the Fund towards the cost of carrying out any works of repair or conservation which he deems necessary and which the owner or occupier may be willing to undertake:
Provided that, where the Director so contributes towards the cost of carrying out such works, the works shall be performed subject to any conditions which he may impose;
(b)
with the approval of the Minister in writing, purchase or lease the area where the building or site listed in the Register is situated by private treaty; or
(c)
in the case of a historical monument, with the approval of the Minister in writing, remove the whole or any part 32
thereof, making good any damage done to the site or to buildings thereon by such removal, and paying compensation therefore:
Provided that the amount of such compensation shall be fixed by agreement or, in the case of dispute, by arbitration under the law relating to arbitration for the time being in force in
Sarawak.
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