Antiquities (Conduct of Excavations and Access to Monuments) Rules, 1991

Government Notice 552 of 1991

Citation
Government Notice 552 of 1991
Primary work
Antiquities Act
Date
31 July 2002
Language
English
Type
Government Notice
Collections
Tanzania
Antiquities Act

Antiquities (Conduct of Excavations and Access to Monuments) Rules, 1991

Government Notice 552 of 1991

  • Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
  • Commenced
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
  • [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
[Section 28; G.N. No. 552 of 1991]

1. Citation

These Rules may be cited as the Antiquities (Conduct of Excavations and Access to Monuments) Rules.

2. Interpretation

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires—"Act" means the Antiquities Act 1;1Cap. 333"Director" means the Director of Antiquities as defined in the Act;"licence" means a licence issued under section 11 of the Act;"object" means any structure, inscriptions, artefacts, faunal or botanical remains, ethnographical object or other scientific material of an archaeological, palaeontological, historical or natural character;"research and collection" means research and collection of any object having an archaeological, ethnoarchaeological or ethnographical character.

3. Requirements for undertaking research and collection

Any person or institution which intends to undertake any research and collection shall—
(a)obtain any necessary clearance or permit for the research from the relevant institution prior to submitting an application for a licence;
(b)obtain from the Director a licence and the necessary forms for site and ethnographical objects registration and shall surrender such licence and forms to the Director at the end of each field season;
(c)make available to the Director an administrative report and a list of all structures, inscriptions, artifacts, faunal and botanical remains and other scientific materials of an archaeological, palaeontological, historical or natural character removed or discovered in the course of surveys, excavations and collections of ethnographical objects; and the report and list shall indicate where those objects have been deposited;
(d)cause to be prepared and to be made available to the Director a preliminary account of the scientific results of the research and collection made within six months upon expiry of the licence;
(e)deposit with the Director, copies of all publications including theses, dissertations, submitted for examinations or degrees dealing with the results of work undertaken;
(f)take all reasonable measures in accordance with current scientific practices to preserve any findings discovered by him;
(g)contribute five per centum of their research budget to the National Fund for Antiquities established under section 22 of the Act.

4. Objects to remain the property of the Government

All objects removed, discovered or collected by any person or institution under terms of the licence shall remain the property of the Government of Tanzania and shall not be disposed of except in accordance with such instructions as the Director may give.

5. Objects for study may be removed under licence

Any person or institution issued with a licence may remove to any place with in the borders of Tanzania all or any objects for the purpose of study, provided that any such object shall be deposited with the Director upon completion of the study.

6. Prohibition on export of objects except under licence

No object may be exported outside Tanzania except under and in accordance with a licence issued by the Director in accordance with section 14 of the Act.

7. Inventory of objects

Any person or institution wishing to export any object shall prepare a detailed inventory of all objects to be exported; and the Director may require a duly authorised officer to inspect the items to be exported.

8. Packing and sealing in presence of Director

All objects to be exported shall be packed and sealed in the presence of the Director or an officer designated by him.

9. Export permits not granted except under special circumstances

Export permits will not normally be granted, save that under special circumstances temporary exportation for the purpose of study and examination may be permitted for a period not exceeding three years.

10. The Director may request casts, copies, etc.

Casts, copies, photographs or films of any subject being exported shall be provided to the Director upon request; and such requirement shall cease when the object so exported is returned to Tanzania.

11. Issue of licences or export permits

Licences or export permits will only be issued to institutions and not to individuals; and no application form of an individual shall be entertained unless it is channelled through an institution.

12. Ethnographic collections

Any person or institution undertaking an ethnographic collection shall collaborate with the National Museum of Tanzania and the Regional Museum, if any, of the area where the collection is intended to be made.

13. Official observer may be appointed by the Director

Throughout the period of research or collection any researcher shall be accompanied by an official as may be appointed by the Director; and the expenses of this official will be met by the researcher or collector.

14. Licence does not grant rights without consent of village authorities or owner

A licence issued shall not constitute an authority to enter upon or excavate any land or collect from any house, building or place in a village without the consent of the village authorities or owner.

15. Licences may include special terms

The Director may include in any licence any terms which he considers necessary or expedient for the proper conduct of excavation, search or for collection of ethnographical objects, including conditions for reporting, mapping, documentation or preservation of materials discovered or collected, their removal, examination and custody and the making and exchange of casts, squeezes and other reproductions.
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