Country Summary for UNITED KINGDOM

I. Relevant Legislation
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II. Regulated Cultural Property
Definitions
Under the 2003 DCOA
Cultural object means an object of historical, architectural, or archaeological interest.  

A cultural object is tainted if-
a) a person removes the object [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 it is removed from a monument of such interest] or he excavates the object, and
b) the removal or excavation constitutes an offence.

Monument means-
(a) Any work, cave or excavation,
(b) Any site comprising the remains of any building or structure or any work, cave or excavation,
(c) Any site comprising, or comprising the remains of, any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other movable structure, of part of any such thing.

Deals means-
A person deals in an object if and only if he -
a) acquires, disposes of, imports or exports it,
b) agrees with another to do an act mentioned in paragraph (a), or
c) makes arrangements under which another person does such an act or under which another person agrees with a third person to do such an act.  (2003 DCOA, Arts. 2, 3, selected definitions)
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III. Export Restrictions
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IV. Ownership Rights and Restrictions
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V. Violations, Penalties and Sanctions
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VI. International Conventions and Bilateral Agreements