The Union of Myanmar

The State Peace and Development Council

The Law Amending the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Regions Law

(The State Peace and Development Council Law No. 1/2009)
The 10th Waning of Pyatho, 1370 M.E
(20 January, 2009)

The State Peace and Development Council hereby enacts the following Law:

1. This Law shall be called the Law Amending the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Regions Law.

2. In section 2 of the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Regions Law:
(a) the expression “that have existed before 1886” contained in subsection (b) shall be substituted by the expression “that have existed since 100 years before the date on which the Department made inquiries as an ancient monument;”
(b) the expression “that have existed before 1886” contained in subsection (c) shall be substituted by the expression “that have existed since 100 years before the date on which the Department made inquiries as an ancient site.”

3. The fines contained in sections 24 and 25 of the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Regions Law shall be substituted respectively by the expression “with fine or”

4. Section 28 of the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Regions Law shall be substituted as follows:
“28. Whoever fails to abide by the order passed under section 27, shall be liable to a fine which may extend from kyats ten thousand to kyats one hundred thousand for each day of failure to abide by such order.”

(Sd.) Than Shwe
Senior General
Chairman
The State Peace and Development Council