24 March 2023
03 Ramadhaan 1444
عربي
Article 29 - (Amended By Law 23 /2010) Starting Date : 11/11/2010 a. Antiquities imported to Qatar without an export license from the country of origin shall be held by the customs, post, security and other authorities. Such items shall subsequently be delivered under an official record to QMA, which shall investigate the matter accordingly. If the investigation establishes that the antiquities have, with the importer's knowledge, been smuggled or otherwise taken out of the country of origin in violation of prevailing laws, they shall be administratively confiscated and considered as property of the State. Such items may be returned to the country of origin based on reciprocity arrangements. However, if it is established that the importer acted in good faith, the board of trustees may, upon fair compensation to the importer, appropriate the items to the State.
Article 29 - (Amended By Law 23 /2010) Starting Date : 11/11/2010
Last Article Text Starting Date : 01/01/1980 Expiry Date: 11/11/2010
a. Antiquities imported to Qatar without an export license from the country of origin shall be held by the customs, post, security and other authorities. Such items shall subsequently be delivered under an official record to the Department of Tourism and Antiquities, which shall investigate the matter accordingly. If the investigation establishes that the antiquities have, with the importer's knowledge, been smuggled or otherwise taken out of the country of origin in violation of prevailing laws, they shall be administratively confiscated and considered as property of the State. Such items may be returned to the country of origin based on reciprocity arrangements. However, if it is established that the importer acted in good faith, the Minister of Information may, upon fair compensation to the importer, appropriate the items to the State.