645 - AKTA WARISAN KEBANGSAAN 2005 — Malaysia law | Esheria

645 - AKTA WARISAN KEBANGSAAN 2005

This part sets up Malaysia’s National Heritage framework, including the Heritage Commissioner, the National Heritage Council, the Heritage Fund, the National Heritage Register, and procedures for designating and protecting heritage sites.

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Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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confiscation conservation management cultural heritage administration heritage conservation heritage objects heritage sites inspection licensing offences penalties public register search and seizure site designation trade underwater heritage

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This part sets up Malaysia’s National Heritage framework, including the Heritage Commissioner, the National Heritage Council, the Heritage Fund, the National Heritage Register, and procedures for designating and protecting heritage sites. Pemunya tapak warisan mesti menjaga tapak dalam keadaan baik; pemilik/penjaga objek warisan juga mesti menyimpannya dengan selamat, melaporkan kehilangan atau kerosakan, dan orang yang menemui warisan penting atau warisan bawah air mesti segera memaklumkan Pesuruhjaya atau pegawai berkaitan. This provision lets enforcement officers or police search, seize, arrest, and investigate in specified heritage-related cases, and it sets rules for notices, examinations, statements, forfeiture, offences, penalties, compounding, delegation, and regulations.