Malaysia legislation
Section 51
Section 51
(a)
declare the building or site as a historical monument or historical site or heritage site respectively; and
(b)
enter the historical monument or historical site or heritage site in the Register.
(2)
As soon as possible after the decision in subsection (1), the
Director shall notify—
(a)
the owner and (if the owner is not the occupier) the occupier of the building or site;
(b)
the local authority having jurisdiction over that building or site;
(c)
the Director of Lands and Surveys;
(d)
the State Planning Authority, by an order in writing that the building shall not be demolished, dismantled, altered, defaced or interfered with, except in accordance with a permit granted by the Director under section 36.
(3)
The order issued under this section shall bind all subsequent owners or occupiers of the land upon which the building is situated and shall have the effect of a special condition of title.
(4)
In addition to subsection (2), as soon as possible after the decision in subsection (1)(b), the Director shall cause to be published in the Gazette—
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(a)
a notice that the building or site has been declared as a building or site accordingly; and
(b)
any other matters constituting or relating to the historical monument or historical site or heritage site which in his opinion is desirable to be published.
(5)
Where the Minister makes a decision not to proceed with the proposed preservation of a building or site, the Director shall immediately notify the owner of the building or site, the local authority having jurisdiction over that building or site, the Director of
Lands and Surveys, and the State Planning Authority in writing of such decision, with or without assigning any reason.