National Heritage Act 2005 s 84
s 84 Importation of foreign heritage item
(1) A person who intends to import any foreign heritage item shall notify the Commissioner with the documents certifying that such foreign heritage item was lawfully transported out of a foreign country.
(2) If there is a valid reason to believe that a foreign heritage item which is in transit or has already been imported was unlawfully transported out of a foreign country, the Commissioner may take possession of it and keep it in custody but before he executes such act he shall consult the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(3) Where a foreign heritage item is detained under subsection (2), the Commissioner shall keep and manage it as he thinks fit.
(4) Where such foreign heritage item is proven to have been lawfully transported out of the foreign country, the Commissioner shall return it to the person importing it without delay.
(5) Where any country has proved that such foreign heritage item was unlawfully exported and requested it be returned in accordance with the terms of a treaty, or when the Commissioner performs the duty of returning it in accordance with a treaty, he shall, with the help of the competent authorities, take necessary measures to return it to such country.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengimportan butiran warisan asing
(1) Seseorang yang berniat untuk mengimport apa-apa butiran warisan asing hendaklah memberitahu Pesuruhjaya dengan dokumen yang memperakukan bahawa butiran warisan asing itu telah dibawa keluar dari suatu negara asing secara sah.
(2) Jika terdapat sebab yang sah untuk mempercayai bahawa sesuatu butiran warisan asing yang sedang dalam perjalanan atau telah pun diimport telah dibawa keluar dari suatu negara asing secara tidak sah, Pesuruhjaya boleh mengambil milikan butiran itu dan menyimpannya dalam jagaan tetapi sebelum dia melaksanakan tindakan itu dia hendaklah berunding dengan Menteri yang keputusannya adalah muktamad.
(3) Jika suatu butiran warisan asing ditahan di bawah subseksyen (2), Pesuruhjaya hendaklah menyimpan dan menguruskannya sebagaimana yang difikirkannya patut.
(4) Jika apa-apa butiran warisan asing dibuktikan telah dibawa keluar dari negara asing secara sah, Pesuruhjaya hendaklah tanpa kelengahan memulangkannya kepada orang yang mengimport bahan itu.
(5) Jika mana-mana negara telah membuktikan bahawa butiran warisan asing itu telah dieksport secara tidak sah dan meminta supaya butiran itu dipulangkan mengikut terma suatu triti, atau apabila Pesuruhjaya melaksanakan kewajipan memulangkan butiran itu mengikut suatu triti, dia hendaklah, dengan bantuan pihak berkuasa yang berwibawa, mengambil langkah yang perlu untuk memulangkan butiran itu kepada negara 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).
