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Section 55

Salvage and excavation works to be licensed

of Sarawak Heritage Ordinance, 2019

State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 55 of 81
Section 55

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(1)

No person shall carry on any salvage or excavation work in any waters within the territory of Sarawak for the purpose of finding any underwater heritage, except with a licence approved by the Director.

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3)

Section 19(2), (3) and (4) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the discovery of underwater heritage within the territory of Sarawak.