Sarawak Cultural Heritage Ordinance, 1993.

This Ordinance is enacted to make better provisions for the preservation of antiquities, monuments and sites of cultural, archaeological, architectural, artistic, religious or traditional interest or value for the benefit of the State and as a heritage of the people and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
According to the Section 2, antiquity mentioned in this Ordinance means any object, whether movable or immovable or a part of the soil, which has been constructed, shaped, painted, carved, inscribed, erected or otherwise produced or modified by human agency and which is or is reasonably believed to be at least one hundred years old, and includes any human, plant or animal remains or impressions which is or is reasonably believed to be at least one hundred years old.
No person shall dig or otherwise search for antiquities or historical objects unless he is in possession of a valid licence to excavate issued by the Director. No person shall export from Sarawak any antiquity unless he has obtained a licence to export such antiquity. Every applicant for a licence to export an antiquity shall produce the certificate of registration or discovery of such antiquity.