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WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTIES CONSERVATION ACT 1983 No. 5 of 1983 - SECT 9 Unlawful acts

WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTIES CONSERVATION ACT 1983 No. 5 of 1983 - SECT 9

Unlawful acts
9. (1) Except with the consent in writing of the Minister, it is unlawful for
a person, whether himself or by his servant or agent -

   (a)  to carry out any excavation works on any property to which this
section applies;

   (b)  to carry out operations for, or exploratory drilling in connection
        with,
the recovery of minerals on any property to which this section applies;

   (c)  to erect a building or other substantial structure on any property to
which this section applies or to do any act in the course of, or for the
purpose of, the erection of a building or other substantial structure on
any property to which this section applies;

   (d)  to damage or destroy a building or other substantial structure on any
property to which this section applies;

   (e)  to kill, cut down or damage any tree on any property to which this
section applies;

   (f)  to construct or establish any road or vehicular track on any property
        to
which this section applies;

   (g)  to use explosives on any property to which this section applies; or

   (h)  if an act is prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph in relation
        to particular property to which this section applies, to do that act
        in relation to that property.

(2) Except with the consent in writing of the Minister, it is unlawful for a
person, whether himself or by his servant or agent, to do any act, not being
an act the doing of which is unlawful by virtue of sub-section (1), that
damages or destroys any property to which this section applies.

(3) If an application of sub-sections (1) and (2) of this section in relation
to particular property, being property that is relevant property by virtue of
a particular paragraph or particular paragraphs of sub-section 6 (2), would be
within the powers of the Parliament if the property were relevant property by
virtue only of that paragraph or those paragraphs, it is intended that
sub-sections (1) and (2) of this section should have that application in
relation to the property whether or not the property is also relevant property
by virtue of another paragraph or other paragraphs of sub-section 6 (2).
(4) In sub-section (3), "relevant property" means property in respect of which
a Proclamation may, by virtue of sub-section 6 (2), be made under sub-section
6 (3).