National Heritage Act 2005 s 86
(1) No person shall excavate any land for the purpose of discovering an object unless he holds a licence approved by the Commissioner. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to both.
Penggalian objek warisan
(1) Tiada seorang pun boleh menggali mana-mana tanah bagi maksud menjumpai sesuatu objek melainkan jika dia memegang suatu lesen yang diberikan oleh Pesuruhjaya. (2) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh apabila disabitkan didenda tidak melebihi lima puluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi lima tahun atau kedua-duanya.
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).