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Procedure Name

Procedure to obtain a permission for the export of antiquities.

Description

Category

Permission Letter

Responsible Agency

Department of Archaeology

Address: Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo - 07, Sri Lanka

+94 11 2692840, +94 11 2692841

Legal base of the Procedure

Antiquities (Amendment) Act

Required Documents

No.	Type of documents
1	Request Letter addressed to the Director General.
2	Two Seperate photographs for each and every commodity to be exported.

Process Steps

Step 1	The Commodities must be Submitted along with the request Letter and the Photographs to the Director General of the Department of Archaeology.
Step 2	The Department of Archaelogy inspects the Commodities to see if they are compatible with the photographs and to assess whether the technology and nature of the commodities are of archaelogical value.
Step 3	The Movable Antiquities unit inspects the Commodities and if the Commodities are not of archaelogical value issues a written letter of permission to export the commodities.

Category

Export

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date	Issued By
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This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Requirements to obtain a permission for the export of antiquities.	General		In accordance to the Antiquities Ordinance of 1940 any objects lying or being or being found in Sri Lanka, which date or may reasonably be believed to date from a period prior to the 2nd day of March,1815 is considered to be Antiquities.	If any object is identified as an antiquity by the Department of Archaeology, that object is prohibited from being displaced out of Sri lanka. Only Objects which are not considered as antiquities are issued a letter of Permission to export.This Permission is considered as Valid by Sri Lanka Customs.	Antiquities (Amendment) Act	31-12-9999	Good