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exceed two years, and every such licence shall be deemed to be subject to the following conditions—

(a) if the land within which the licence is granted is private property, the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts shall arrange with the owner as to the terms upon which he may enter upon the land for the purpose of excavation :

Provided that if in the opinion of the Governor negotiations for an agreement upon reasonable terms have failed, the Governor may, on behalf and at the cost of the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts acquire the land in whole or in part in accordance with the provisions of section 17 ;

(b) the holder of the licence shall take all reasonable measures for the preservation of the antiquities discovered by him ;

(c) at the close of the excavation or at such other times as the Director may appoint, the Director shall select and acquire for the Cyprus Museum without payment any antiquities which are in his opinion required for the scientific complement of the Museum or for the purpose of illustrating the history or art of Cyprus. The Director shall then make a division of the remaining antiquities aiming as far as possible at giving the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts a half share of the result of the excavation :

Provided that—

(i) in order to facilitate a division, the Director may complete the share of the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts by giving him any antiquity the property of the Government which is not required for the Cyprus Museum ;

(ii) if a division is in the opinion of the Director impracticable, the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts shall be granted such compensation as the Director, with the approval of the Governor, may determine ;

(iii) the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts shall within a reasonable time deposit in the Cyprus Museum any photographs, casts, squeezes or other reproductions of antiquities falling to his share in such division which the Director may require ;

(d) the holder of the licence shall furnish plans and photographs of his excavations to the Director, and shall, when requested by the Director, furnish him with lists of all the antiquities discovered and any additional information relating thereto which the Director may require ;

(e) the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts shall supply the Director with two copies of any preliminary reports relating to his excavations ;

(f) the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts shall publish