Section 25: Restriction on export of antiquities

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section and to any exception as may be prescribed, no antiquity shall be exported from Nigeria without a permit issued in that behalf by the Commission.
(2) An application for a permit under this section shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed.
(3) Before issuing a permit under this section in respect of an antiquity the Commission may cause the antiquity to be inspected and to be sealed.
(4) A permit under this section shall not be required for the export of an antiquity which has been lawfully imported into Nigeria, but if in any legal proceedings against any person in respect of a contravention of this section any question shall arise whether an antiquity has been lawfully imported into Nigeria the onus of proof thereof shall lie upon that person.