Saturday 26 Arpril 2014.
Here is the link to the thread here...
So it makes for a fine debate about 'who does own it'. I posted a reply myself saying surely if the landowner didn't lose it then it must be ours to keep. In all honesty I really thought this was how it was until I read a reply to my post which the replier added a link. For some reason I couldn't open that link on my computer but googled a few words from it and came across this article here...
I came across a few sites that explained the law regarding this in lawyer terms that were hard to understand, but the link above seemed to be the best one to read even though it took me a few reads for it to sink in.
So it seems that all the finds we make on a permission really all belong to the landowner and we only get to keep what the landowner doesn't want himself.
As I said on that forum, your never too old to learn something new.
Hehe i was going to put up a post about this to when have some time so hope u don't think I'm nicking the idea :) I'll try and cut and paste the case law link to so you can read it.
ReplyDeleteDon't mind at all Detectorbloke, really its a worthwhile topic that could be covered more. Yes it would be great to read that case law report.
ReplyDeleteive tried to link to a readable copy in my latest post, hope it worked
ReplyDeleteThanks for that Detectorbloke, I just read your post and the link worked ok. The first couple of paragraphs were good reading, but as it went on and the legal jargon took over I started to get lost and my interest went. But I did get the jist of it and really its left me wondering what happens now. As responsible metal detectorists do we hand over everything we find to the landowner and hope he gives us something back that he don't want.
ReplyDeleteI've always assumed that anything I find belongs to the land owner. Some show no interest, others want every item. As far as I know it's always been that way, no such thing as finders keepers.
ReplyDeleteYep Mooky, certainly seems to be that way regarding metal detecting finds. Thinking about it, you'd have to be a dedicated detectorist to seach a permission where the landowner keeps everything you find.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I am then. I have 2 permissions where I get to keep nothing and I've kept nothing. I have another new one which is part of a large estate where I have a 12 month licence (it's hard waiting for the crops to come off this one) and the licence states that nothing I find is mine. I suspect they will have little interest in the stuff I do find unless it's valuable, but you never know. I like to detect, I like to get out and enjoy other peoples land, I like the history of the stuff I find, for this I accept that I often get to keep nothing. Par for the course as far as I'm concerned.
ReplyDeleteNice one Mooky, Really I admire you and think your a good ambassador for the hobby. Myself, I must admit I am a collector, always have been a collector of something since childhood. I don't collect for the monetary value, far from it, I never sell anything. Every button or buckle, even worthless tat I find as long at it has a shape to it and was once owned or used by someone from years gone by I collect it. I love history and hearing about the past and to own and handle an object from those past years is my buzz.
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