Section 24: Clearance permit

(1) Where a person is in any doubt as to whether or not an object in his possession is an antiquity, he may apply in person, or in writing, attaching the object in his possession or a photograph of it, to the Director-General, or any person authorised in writing by the Director-General, for the determination of the matter.
(2) Where the Director-General or the person authorised in writing by him, is satistied that the object in the possession of the applicant is not an antiquity, he may issue a permit (hereinafter called a "clearance permit") in respect of that object.
(3) A clearance permit issued in respect of an object shall be conclusive proof that the object is not an antiquity.