Prohibitions of Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Regions Law

Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Regions Law prohibits the below issues:

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1. No person shall, without prior permission granted under this law, construct, extend, renovate a building or extend the boundary of its enclosure in the ancient monumental zone or ancient site zone.

2. No person shall, without prior permission granted under this Law carry out any of the following with respect to a building within the protected and preserved zone:
(a) constructing or extending;
(b) renovating or extending the boundary of its enclosure.
3. No person shall carry out any of the following in the cultural heritage region:
(a) destroying an ancient monument;
(b) willfully altering the original ancient form and structure or original ancient workmanship of an ancient monument;
(c) excavating to search for antiquities;
(d) exploring for petroleum, natural gas, precious stones or minerals.
4. No person shall, without prior permission granted under this Law, carry out an~ of the following in the cultural heritage region:
(a) carrying out renovation and maintenance work on an ancient monument
(b) carrying out archaeological excavation;
(c) building road, constructing bridge, irrigation canal, embankment or extending the same
(d) digging well, pond, fish-breeding pond or extending the same;
5. No person shall construct a building which is not in conformity with the conditions prescribed region wise by the Ministry of Culture in the cultural heritage region.
6. No person shall plough and cultivate or carry out any activity which may cause damage to the cultural heritage within the boundary notified by the Department in the cultural heritage region.


Credit: The Kumudra
Translated by: iMyanmarHouse.com