Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power to acquire treasurelrooe on behalf of the Government—The ColleCtor may, at any time after making a declaration under sub-section (1) of section 8, and befo1e delivering or dividmg the treasure trove as hereinbefore provided, declare, by wr1ting under his hand, h1s intention to acquire, on behalf of the Government, the treasure trove or any specified portion thereof, by payment to the persons entitled thereto, of a sum equal to the Value of the materials of such treasure trove or portion, together with one‘fifth of Such value and may place such sum in depos1t in a Government treasury to the cred1t of such persons; and thereupon such treasure trove or portion shall be deemed to be the property of the Government and the money so deposited shall be dealt with, as far as may be, as if it were such treasure trove or portion: Provided that the person entitled to payment undei this section, if he questions the value of the materials or portion thereof fixed by the Collector, may, within two months from the date of the order of the Collector to enquire, institute a suit in the civil court to have the value of such materials fixed. ‘«.1 145