Jordan

National Cultural Heritage Laws

Source: UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws UNESCO/CLT/Natlaws

Document	Years	Themes	Categories	Language
Antiquities Law n° 21 of 1988 (amended in 2004)	1988,2004	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	ar,ar
Antiquities Order N.1 made in virtue of Article 34 of the Antiquities Law	1953	Authorization, Permits, License Dealer trade Exploration license Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Decision on the Site of Petra	1993	Protected Area or Good	Cultural Immovable Heritage	العربية
Law N.5 of 2005 on the protection of immovable heritage	2005	Maintenance Sanctions	Cultural Immovable Heritage	العربية
Temporary Law N.12 of 1976 on antiquities	1976	Exportation Maintenance Sanctions	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	العربية
Law on archaeological sites	1966	Dealer trade Exportation Illicit traffic Sanctions Transfer of ownership	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	العربية
Law N.14 (modified) of 1988 on Antiquities (no longer in force)	1988	Maintenance Sanctions	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	العربية
Regulations of archaeological excavations in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Antiquities N.21 of 1988 Regulations of archaeological excavations in accordance with the provisions of the Law of Antiquities N.21 of 1988 (translation)	1991		Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	العربية
Rules of excavation	1975	Exploration license	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	English
Regulations for Archaeological Projects in Jordan (effective since 1 January 2016)	2015	Authorization, Permits, License Dealer trade Exploration license Good faith acquisition Illicit traffic Importation Maintenance Promotion and Development Protected Area or Good	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property Intangible Cultural Heritage	English
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Bilateral Agreement between the Egyptian and Jordanian Governments regarding the Protection and Return of illicitly removed cultural objects to their country of origin	2015	Exportation Illicit traffic Importation Protected Area or Good Restitution Return	Cultural Movable Heritage - Cultural Property	العربية