Section 1
Short title, extent and commencement.
The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
About this Act
An Act to regulate the export trade in antiquities and art treasures, to provide for the prevention of smuggling of, and fraudulent dealings in, antiquities, to provide for the compulsory acquisition of antiquities and art treasures for preservation in public places and to provide for certain other matters connected therewith or incidental or ancillary thereto.
(1) This Act may be called the Antiquities and Art
Treasures Act, 1972.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different States and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different States and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision
Notes
1. 5th April, 1976, vide notification No. G.S.R. 279(E), dated 5th April, 1976, (except the State of Sikkim), see Gazette of
India, Part II, sec. 3(i).
1st June, 1979, vide notification No. G.S.R. 312(E), dated 15th May, 1979 in respect of the State of Sikkim, the provisions of ss. 2, 3, 4, 19, 20, 22, 24, sub-section (1) of s. 25, sub-section (1) of s. 26 and ss. 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, see Gazette of India, Part II, sec. 3(i)
1st June, 1979, vide notification No. G.S.R. 312(E), dated 15th May, 1979 in respect of the State of Sikkim, the provisions of ss. 2, 3, 4, 19, 20, 22, 24, sub-section (1) of s. 25, sub-section (1) of s. 26 and ss. 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, see Gazette of India, Part II, sec. 3(i)