Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Regions Law (Law No. 9/98). Country/Territory Myanmar Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Cultural heritage Protected area Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The purpose of this Law is to protect and preserve cultural heritage regions form deterioration due to natural disasters or from man made destruction. The Law consists of 9 Chapters divided into 30 sections. Full text English