The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

Regulation of export trade in antiquities and art treasures

Application of Act 52 of 1962

Antiquities to be sold only under a licence

Appointment of licensing officers

Application for licence

Grant of licence

Renewal of licence

Maintenance of records, photographs and registers by licensees

Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences

Persons whose licences have been revoked may sell antiquities to other licensees

Power of Central Government to carry on the business of selling antiquities to the exclusion  of others

Registration of antiquities

Appointment of registering officers

Application for registration and grant of certificate of registration

Transfer of ownership, etc., of antiquities to be intimated to the registering officer

Provisions of sections 14, 16 and 17 not to apply in certain cases

Power of Central Government to compulsorily acquire antiquities and art treasures

Payment of compensation for antiquities and art treasures compulsorily acquired under             section 19

Appeals against decisions of licensing officers and registering officers

Appeals against awards of arbitrators

Powers of entry, search, seizure, etc

Power to determine whether or not an article, etc., is antiquity or art treasure

Penalty

Cognizance of offences

Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced penalties

Offences by companies

Protection of action taken in good faith

Application of other laws not barred

Power to make rules

Repeal

Amendment of Act 24 of 1958

All sections

(1) On and from the
commencement of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person, other than the Central Government or
any authority or agency authorized by the Central Government in this behalf, to export any antiquity or
art treasure.

(2) Whenever the Central Government or any authority or agency referred to in sub-section (1)
intends to export any antiquity or art treasure such export shall be made only under and in accordance
with the terms and conditions of a permit issued for the purpose by such authority as may be prescribed

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