ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnəns, "æntˈɪkwᵻɾiz" ɑːɹ dᵻfˈaɪnd æz "plˈeɪsᵻz, bˈɪldɪŋz, sˈaɪts ɔːɹ stɹˈʌktʃɚz ɪɹˈɛktᵻd, fˈɔːɹmd ɔːɹ bˈɪlt baɪ hjˈuːmən ˈeɪdʒənsi bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ænd ðə ɹˈuːɪnz ɔːɹ ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌv ˌɛni sˈʌtʃ plˈeɪs, bˈɪldɪŋ, sˈaɪt ɔːɹ stɹˈʌktʃɚ, wˈɛðɚɹ ɔːɹ nˌɑːt ðə sˈeɪm hˈæzbiːn mˈɑːdᵻfˌaɪd, ˈædᵻd tʊ ɔːɹ ɹᵻstˈoːɹd ˈæftɚ ðə jˈɪɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn" ænd "ɹˈɛlɪks".
Under the Ordinance, "Antiquities" are defined as "places, buildings, sites or structures erected, formed or built by human agency before the year 1800 and the ruins or remains of any such place, building, site or structure, whether or not the same has been modified, added to or restored after the year 1799" and "relics".