In force
The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
33 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- 15th April, 1976, vide Notifn. No. G.S.R. 279(E), dated 5th April, 1976, (except the State of Sikkim), see Gazette of India, Part II, sec. 3(i)
- 2The notes on clauses appended to the Bill explain in detail the more important provisions of the Bill
- 3Regulation of export trade in antiquities and art treasures
- 4Application of Act 52 of 1962
- 5Antiquities to be sold only under a licence
- 6Appointment of licensing officers
- 7Application for licence
- 8Grant of licence
- 9Renewal of licence
- 10Maintenance of records, photographs and registers by licensees
- 11Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences
- 12Persons whose licences have been revoked may sell antiquities to licensees
- 13Power of Central Government to carry on the business of selling antiquities to the exclusion of others
- 14Registration of antiquities
- 15Appointment of registering officers
- 16Application for registration and grant of certificate of registration
- 17Transfer of ownership, etc., of antiquities to be intimated to the registering officer
- 18Provisions of sections 14, 16 and 17 not to apply in certain cases
- 19Power of Central Government to compulsorily acquire antiquities and art treasures
- 20Payment of compensation for antiquities and art treasures compulsorily acquired under section 19
- 21Appeals against decisions of licensing officers and registering officers
- 22Appeals against awards of arbitrators
- 23Powers of entry, search, seizure, etc
- 24Power to determine whether or not an article, etc., is antiquity or art treasure
- 25Penalty
- 26Cognizance of offences
- 27Magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties
- 28Offences by companies
- 29Protection of action taken in good faith
- 30Application of other laws not barred
- 31Power to make rules
- 32Repeal
- 33Amendment of Act 24 of 1958