No person may, without a permit issued by the responsible heritage resources
authority—
(a) destroy, damage, excavate, alter, deface or otherwise disturb any archaeological
or palaeontological site or any meteorite;
(b) destroy, damage, excavate, remove from its original position, collect or own
any archaeological or palaeontological material or object or any meteorite;
(c) trade in, sell for private gain, export or attempt to export from the Republic
any category of archaeological or palaeontological material or object, or any
meteorite; or
(d) bring onto or use at an archaeological or palaeontological site any excavation
equipment or any equipment which assist in the detection or recovery of
metals or archaeological and palaeontological material or objects, or use such
equipment for the recovery of meteorites.
