(1)  Where the Minister is satisfied that there is on or in any land a relic and that steps should be taken to protect or preserve that relic, he may, on the recommendation of the Director, by order declare an area of land within which it is situated to be a protected site.

(2)  The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Director, by order revoke an order made under this section or vary it with respect to the area of land to which it relates.

(3)  An order shall not be made under this section in respect of an area of land (other than an area of Crown land), unless the owner and occupier of the land consent, in writing, to the making of the order.

(4)  An order made under subsection (1) shall specify the relic in respect of which it is made, and a relic so specified, and any part of such a relic and any object forming part of, contained within, or attached to, such a relic or object, is referred to in this Act as a protected object .