THE INDIAN TREASURE-TROVE ACT, 1878 [Act, No. 6 of 1878] [13th February, 1878] PREAMBLE An Act to amend the law relating to Treasure-trove. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to treasure-trove; It is hereby enacted as follows:
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThis Act may be called the Indian Treasure-trove Act, 1878. It extends to the whole of India except { Subs.by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for " Part B States ".} [the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States]. { The words " And it shall come into force at once." rep.by Act 10 of 1914, section 3 and Schedule II.} Section 2 - [Repealed] [Repeal of enactment's.] Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891), section 2 and Schedule I. Interpretation- clause." Treasure." Section 3 - Interpretation clause Treasure - In this Act" treasure " means anything of any value hidden in the soil, or ' in anything affixed thereto: " Collector ".- " Collector " means (1) any Revenue-officer in independent charge of a district, and (2) any officer appointed by the State Government to perform the functions of a Collector under this Act "Owner".- When any person is entitled, under any reservation in an instrument of transfer of any land or thing affixed thereto.to treasure in such land or thing, he shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the owner of such land or thing.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThis Act may be called the Indian Treasure-trove Act, 1878. It extends to the whole of India except { Subs.by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956, for " Part B States ".} [the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States]. { The words " And it shall come into force at once." rep.by Act 10 of 1914, section 3 and Schedule II.}
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section[Repeal of enactment's.] Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891), section 2 and Schedule I. Interpretation- clause." Treasure."
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section- In this Act" treasure " means anything of any value hidden in the soil, or ' in anything affixed thereto: " Collector ".- " Collector " means (1) any Revenue-officer in independent charge of a district, and (2) any officer appointed by the State Government to perform the functions of a Collector under this Act "Owner".- When any person is entitled, under any reservation in an instrument of transfer of any land or thing affixed thereto.to treasure in such land or thing, he shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the owner of such land or thing.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....published in the Official Gazette, have the force of law 2[(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.] _________________________ 1. Substituted by The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004. 2. Inserted by The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004. Section 19 - Power to make rules 1[(1) The State Government may, from time to time, make rules consistent with this Act, to regulate proceedings thereunder. Such rules shall, on being published in the Official Gazette, have the force of law 2[(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.] _________________________ 1. Substituted by The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004. 2. Inserted by The Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 2004.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionWhenever any treasure exceeding in amount or value ten rupees found, the finder shall, as soon as practicable, give to the Collector notice in writing (a) of the nature and amount or approximate value of such treasure; (b) of the place in which it was found; (c) of the date of the finding; and either deposit the treasure in the nearest Government treasury, or give the Collector such security as the Collector thinks fit, to produce the treasure at such time and place as he may from time to time require.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionOn receiving a notice under section 4, the Collector shall, after making such enquiry (if any) as he thinks fit, take the following steps (namely): (a) he shall publish a notification in such manner as the State Government from time to time prescribes in this behalf, to the effect that, on a certain date (mentioning it) certain treasure (mentioning its nature, amount and approximate value) was found in a certain place (mentioning it); and requiring all persons claiming the treasure, or any part thereof, to appear personally or by agent before the Collector on a day and at a place therein mentioned, such day not being earlier than four months, or later than six months, after the date of 'the publication of such notification; (b) when the place in which 'the treasure appears to the: Collector to have been found was at the date of the finding in the possession of some person other than the finder, the Collector shall also serve on such person a special notice in writing to the same effect.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionAny person having any right to such treasure or any part there- of, as owner of the place in which it was found or otherwise, and not appearing as required by the notification issued under section 5, shall to forfeit such right.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionOn the day notified under section 5, the Collector shall cause the treasure to be produced before him, and shall enquire as to and , determine (a) the person by whom, the place in which, and the circumstances under which, such treasure was found; and (b) as far as is possible, the person by whom, and the circumstances under which, such treasure was hidden.
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