MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY ACT 1973

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Terms used
 
• 4 Maritime archaeological sites
 
• 5 Act does not apply to specified sites or objects
 
• 6 Vesting of ships and sites
 
• 7 Compensation and prior vesting
 
• 8 Offences
 
• 9 Protected zones
 
• 10 Evidence
 
• 11 Seizure
 
• 12 Forfeiture
 
• 13 Court may order payment of value
 
• 14 Reward for information as to offences
 
• 15 Proceedings by Trustees relating to property
 
• 16 Limitation period for prosecutions
 
• 17 New finds
 
• 18 Rewards as to ships and relics found
 
• 19 Offences as to alleged finds
 
• 20 Trustees’ powers
 
• 21 Power of disposal
 
• 22 Certain property to be made available to Trustees
 
• 23 Regulations
 
• 24 Register of discoverers of ancient shipwrecks
• FIRST SCHEDULE
• SECOND SCHEDULE
• THIRD SCHEDULE
• Compilation table