22. If the recognized cultural property which one wishes to alienate has existed for more than fifty years at the time it is offered for sale, the Minister may acquire it by preference over any other purchaser at the price it is offered for sale. To exercise this right of preemption, the Minister must within the period of sixty days provided for in section 20 signify in writing his intention to acquire the cultural property on the person who offers it for sale.
In the case of a photographic, cinematographic, audiovisual, radio or television document which, at the time it is offered for sale, has existed for more than ten years, the Minister may acquire it by preference over any other purchaser at the price it is offered for sale. To exercise this right of preemption, the Minister must within the period of sixty days provided for in section 20 signify in writing his intention to acquire such document to the person who offers it for sale.
1972, c. 19, s. 22; 1975, c. 14, s. 99; 1978, c. 23, s. 7; 1999, c. 40, s. 39.