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PART 3Illegally removed Iraqi cultural property

Illegally removed Iraqi cultural property

9.—(1) It is an offence for a person to knowingly import into, or export from, the Territory any item of illegally removed Iraqi cultural property.

(2) Any person who is in possession or control of any item of illegally removed Iraqi cultural property must transfer that item to a police or customs officer of the Territory.

(3) It is an offence for a person to knowingly fail to comply with paragraph (2).

(4) It is an offence for a person to knowingly deal in any item of illegally removed Iraqi cultural property.

(5) A person deals in an item if (and only if) he—

(a)acquires, disposes of, imports or exports it,

(b)agrees with another to do an act mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), or

(c)makes arrangements under which another person does such an act or under which another person agrees with a third person to do such an act.

(6) In this article—

(a)“acquires” means buys, hires, borrows or accepts,

(b)“disposes of” means sells, lets on hire, lends or gives,

(c)in relation to agreeing or arranging to do an act, it is immaterial whether the act is agreed or arranged to take place in the Territory or elsewhere.