Meaning of “tainted cultural object”
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1
“Cultural object” means an object of historical, architectural or archaeological interest.
2
A cultural object is tainted if, after the commencement of this Act—
a
a person removes the object in a case falling within subsection (4) or he excavates the object, and
b
the removal or excavation constitutes an offence.
3
It is immaterial whether—
a
the removal or excavation was done in the United Kingdom or elsewhere,
b
the offence is committed under the law of a part of the United Kingdom or under the law of any other country or territory.
4
An object is removed in a case falling within this subsection if—
a
it is removed from a building or structure of historical, architectural or archaeological interest where the object has at any time formed part of the building or structure, or
b
it is removed from a monument of such interest.
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“Monument” means—
a
any work, cave or excavation,
b
any site comprising the remains of any building or structure or of any work, cave or excavation,
c
any site comprising, or comprising the remains of, any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other movable structure, or part of any such thing.
6
“Remains” includes any trace or sign of the previous existence of the thing in question.
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It is immaterial whether—
a
a building, structure or work is above or below the surface of the land,
b
a site is above or below water.
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This section has effect for the purposes of section 1.