National Heritage Act 2005 s 80
s 80 Power of the Commissioner to inspect any treasure trove
(1) The Commissioner or any officer authorized by him in writing for that purpose may at all reasonable times inspect any treasure trove in the possession of any person.
(2) It shall be the duty of every such person to permit such inspection and to give to the Commissioner or such officer all reasonable facilities to study such treasure trove and to make drawings, photographs, prints, squeezes or reproductions by the making of casts or by any other means.
(3) No such drawings, photographs, prints, squeezes or reproductions under subsection (2) shall be sold without the consent of the person in possession of the treasure trove.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kuasa Pesuruhjaya untuk memeriksa apa-apa harta karun
(1) Pesuruhjaya atau mana-mana pegawai yang diberi kuasa olehnya secara bertulis bagi maksud itu boleh pada bila-bila masa yang munasabah memeriksa mana-mana harta karun yang berada dalam milikan mana-mana orang.
(2) Maka hendaklah menjadi kewajipan tiap-tiap orang itu untuk membenarkan apa-apa pemeriksaan dan untuk memberikan kepada Pesuruhjaya atau pegawai itu segala kemudahan yang munasabah untuk mengkaji harta karun itu dan untuk membuat lukisan, fotograf cetakan, perasan atau keluaran semula dengan membuat acuan atau melalui apa-apa cara lain.
(3) Tiada apa-apa lukisan, fotograf, cetakan, perasan atau keluaran semula di bawah subsekyen (2) boleh dijual tanpa keizinan orang yang memiliki harta karun itu.
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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).
