Siggi Palma
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Hey everyone,
as some of you knows I am looking into getting a metal detector.
There is no metal detecting club in Iceland. So I decided to look up the National heritage act. As well as customs law.
The customs is fine I can import MD to Iceland
the National heritage act took me some time to read but this is the basics of it.
1st
I can not use a MD with a sole purpose finding national treasure.
2nd
National heritage pieces are considered 100 years of age or older.
3rd
If I find something I can not take it I have to notify the government. If I think the item might be destroyed I can take it but other wise I have to leave it for the Icelandic Museum.
4th
But if I find something of value. Gold or silver items “coins or artefacts" I get compensation and expenses of finding the object. The government decides the value based on the marked value of gold or silver and I get 1/10th of the price. Half of 1/10 goes to the finder the other half to the owner of the land.
How are these laws compared to your country?
Brgds
Siggi Palma
Ps what I can gather from reading the museum act it seems that they dont like poeple to use MD But its not against the law to use one
as some of you knows I am looking into getting a metal detector.
There is no metal detecting club in Iceland. So I decided to look up the National heritage act. As well as customs law.
The customs is fine I can import MD to Iceland
the National heritage act took me some time to read but this is the basics of it.
1st
I can not use a MD with a sole purpose finding national treasure.
2nd
National heritage pieces are considered 100 years of age or older.
3rd
If I find something I can not take it I have to notify the government. If I think the item might be destroyed I can take it but other wise I have to leave it for the Icelandic Museum.
4th
But if I find something of value. Gold or silver items “coins or artefacts" I get compensation and expenses of finding the object. The government decides the value based on the marked value of gold or silver and I get 1/10th of the price. Half of 1/10 goes to the finder the other half to the owner of the land.
How are these laws compared to your country?
Brgds
Siggi Palma
Ps what I can gather from reading the museum act it seems that they dont like poeple to use MD But its not against the law to use one