The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972/ Universal Law Publishing

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 Persons whose licences have been revoked may sell antiquities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

THE ANTIQUITIES AND ART TREASURES RULES, 1973
Rules
1. Short title and commencement
2. Definitions 2A. Reference to committee of experts for report as to artistic and aesthetic value of any human work of art 2B. Notice for ascertaining whether the author of a work of art is alive 3. Authority competent to issue permits under sub-section (2) of section 3 Form of application for licence to carry on business or selling antiquities Grant of licence under sub-section (1) of section 8
Conditions of licence under rule 5 Renewal of licence under sub-section (1) of section 9 Maintenance of records, photographs and register by licensee Form of declaration under section 12 and rule 7 and period within which it shall be made
Amendment of licence Application for certificate of registration imder section 16 Form of certificate of registration under section 16 Transfer of ownership / Appeal against a decision of the licensing officer or registering officer ' Director-General to sanction prosecution FORM I.— Application for Licence to carry Business of Selling or offering to sell Antiquities FORM lA.— Application for grant of a fresh licence for carrying business of selling or offering to sell antiquities in lieu of one, the holder which has died, or the holder(s) of which has/have transferred his/their business to other(s) or the holder(s) of which propose(s) to enter into partnership/further partnership Licence for carrying on the Business of Selling or Offering to sell Antiquities FORM IIA.—Licence for carrying on the business of selling or offering to sell antiquities, in lieu of one the holder of which had died or the holder(s) of which has/have transferred his/ their business to other (s) or the holder(s) which propose(s) to enter into partnership/further partnership . FORM 111.—Monthly Return of Sales or AcquisiHon of AnHquities FORM IV.—Register of Antiquities
FORM V.—Declaration of Stock
FORM VI.—Declaration of Stock FORM VII.—Application for Registration of Antiquities FORM VIII.—Certificate of Registration of Antiquities FORM IX.—Transfer of Ownership FORM X.— Application for surrender of a licence for carrying on the business of selling or offering to sell anHquities .