The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
Central · 1972
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Regulation of export trade in antiquities and art treasures.
- S. 4Application of Act 52 of 1962.
- S. 5Antiquities to be sold only under a licence.
- S. 6Appointment of licensing officers.
- S. 7Application for licence.
- S. 8Grant of licence.
- S. 9Renewal of licence.
- S. 10Maintenance of records, photographs and registers by licensees.
- S. 11Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences.
- S. 12Persons whose licences have been revoked may sell antiquities to other licensees.
- S. 13Power of Central Government to carry on the business of selling antiquities to the exclusion of others.
- S. 14Registration of antiquities.
- S. 15Appointment of registering officers.
- S. 16Application for registration and grant of certificate of registration.
- S. 17Transfer of ownership, etc., of antiquities to be intimated to the registering officer.
- S. 18Provisions of sections 14, 16 and 17 not to apply in certain cases.
- S. 19Power of Central Government to compulsorily acquire antiquities and art treasures.
- S. 20Payment of compensation for antiquities and art treasures compulsorily acquired under section 19.
- S. 21Appeals against decisions of licensing officers and registering officers.
- S. 22Appeals against awards of arbitrators.
- S. 23Powers of entry, search, seizure, etc.
- S. 24Power to determine whether or not an article, etc., is antiquity or art treasure.
- S. 25Penalty.
- S. 26Cognizance of offences.
- S. 27Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced penalties.
- S. 28Offences by companies.
- S. 29Protection of action taken in good faith.
- S. 30Application of other laws not barred.
- S. 31Power to make rules.
- S. 32Repeal.
- S. 33Amendment of Act 24 of 1958.