Regulation on Ancient Antiquities

Type

Decision

Number

166

Date of the text

07/11/1933

Official Gazette

published in 1933

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

111

What it provides

This regulation governs antiquities, treating as such all man-made objects predating 1700, classifying them as immovable or movable, and setting rules on their ownership and protection, with immovable antiquities presumed to belong to the State unless proven otherwise.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Decision No. 40/1966, articles 92

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1933. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.