Chapter Four: Dealing in and Export of Antiquities
Licence.
15. A person may only deal in antiquities if he is in possession of a licence for this activity from the Director and in accordance with the conditions of the licence, which shall be prescribed by regulations.
Place of business of dealer
16. (a) A licence to deal in antiquities shall indicate the place of business. It shall only be valid for that place and shall be displayed there in a conspicuous location.
(b) A person shall not exhibit a licence which has expired.
Duty to keep inventory.
17. A dealer in antiquities shall keep an inventory in the manner prescribed by regulations.
Revocation of licence.
18. (a) The Director may revoke a licence to deal in antiquities permanently or suspend it for a period prescribed by him if the holder is convicted of an offence under this Law or the regulations made thereunder.
(b) A dealer whose licence has been revoked or suspended shall be treated as a collector.
Antiquity of national value.
19.(a) The Director may in writing notify the owner or possessor of an antiquity that the antiquity is of national value.
(b) Within three months of notification under subsection (a), the Director may request that the antiquity be sold to the State.
(c) (1) Where a person wishes to sell or otherwise transfer an antiquity of national value, he shall give advance notice to the Director.
(2) Within three months of receipt of notice under paragraph (1),the Director may request that the antiquity be sold to the State. If the Director does not so request, the owner of the antiquity may sell or otherwise transfer it after he or the possessor thereof has, in writing, communicated to the Director the name and address of the purchaser or transferee.
(d) Where the antiquity is an integral part of a group of antiquities, the Director may only request as provided in subsection (b) or (c) in respect of the group as a whole.
(e) Where the Director and the owner or possessor of the antiquity do not reach agreement as to the consideration, the court shall decide the matter.
Presumption of knowledge.
20. Where a dealer in antiquities offers any article for sale as an antiquity, his plea that he did not know that the article was not an antiquity shall not be accepted.
Restriction as to replica or composite.
21.(a) A person shall not sell or display for sale a replica or imitation of an antiquity without indicating thereon, in the manner prescibed by regulations, that it is not a genuine antiquity.
(b) A person shall not sell an antiquity consisting of parts of different antiquities - whether with or without supplements or additions - without indicating the composite character in the manner precribed by regulations.
Restrictions on export of antiquities.
22.(a) A person shall not take out of Israel an antiquity of national value save with the written approval of the Director.
(b) A person shall not take out of Israel any other antiquity save with the written approval of the Director.
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