s 77 When treasure trove may be declared ownerless
(1) Where—
(a) after such enquiry the District Officer sees no reason to believe that the treasure trove was so hidden;
(b) a period is fixed under section 76, no suit is instituted within such period to the knowledge of the District Officer; or
(c) such suit is instituted within such period and the claimant’s claim is finally rejected,
the District Officer may declare the treasure trove to be ownerless.
(2) Any person aggrieved by a declaration made under subsection (1) may appeal against the declaration within two months from the date of the declaration to the High Court.
Malay text (authoritative)
Bila harta karun boleh diisytiharkan tiada pemunya
(1) Jika—
(a) selepas apa-apa siasatan Pegawai Daerah mendapati tiada sebab untuk mempercayai bahawa harta karun itu disembunyikan sedemikian;
(b) suatu tempoh ditetapkan di bawah seksyen 76, tiada guaman dimulakan dalam tempoh itu pada pengetahuan Pegawai Daerah; atau
(c) apa-apa guaman dimulakan dalam apa-apa tempoh dan tuntutan pihak menuntut yang akhirnya ditolak,
Pegawai Daerah itu boleh mengisytiharkan harta karun itu sebagai tiada pemunya.
(2) Mana-mana orang yang terkilan dengan pengisytiharan yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1) boleh merayu terhadap pengisytiharan itu dalam masa dua bulan dari tarikh pengisytiharan itu kepada Mahkamah Tinggi.
Text as at 1 June 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
