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Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 Section 19

Title: Power of Central Government to Compulsorily Acquire Antiquities and Art Treasures

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....in a public place, that Government may make an order for the compulsory acquisition of such antiquity or art treasure. (2) On the making of an order under sub-section (1) the Collector of the district in which such antiquity or art treasure is kept shall given notice to the owner thereof intimating him of the decision of the Central Government to acquire the same and it shall be lawful for the Collector to take possession of such antiquity or art treasure, for which purpose the Collector may use such force as may be necessary. (3) Where the owner of any antiquity or art treasure he possession of which has been taken over by the Collector under sub-section (2) objects to the taking over of such possession, he may, within a period of thirty days from the date on which such possession was taken over, make a representation to the Central Government putting forth his objections: Provided that the Central Government may entertain the representation after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the owner of such antiquity or art treasure was prevented by sufficient cause from making the representation in time. (4) On receipt of any.....

Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 Section 20

Title: Payment of Compensation for Antiquities and Art Treasures Compulsorily Acquired Under Section 19

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....such persons; (g) nothing in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (10 of 1940) shall apply to arbitration under this section. (2) While determining the compensation under sub-section (1), the arbitrator shall have regard to the following factors, namely :-- (i) the date or the period to which the antiquity or art treasure belongs; (ii) the artistic, aesthetic, historical, architectural, archaeological or anthropological importance of the antiquity or art treasure; (iii) the rarity of the antiquity or art treasure; (iv) such other matters as are relevant to the dispute. (3) The arbitrator appointed under sub-section (1), while holding arbitration proceedings under this section, shall have all the powers of a Civil Court, shall trying a suit, under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, (5 of 1908) in respect of the following matters, namely:-- (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) reception of evidence of affidavits; (d) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses.

Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 Complete Act

Title: Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....for antiquities and art treasures compulsorily acquired under section 19 Section21 - Appeals against decisions of licensing officers and registering officers Section22 - Appeals against awards of arbitrators Section23 - Powers of entry, search, seizure, etc Section24 - Power to determine whether or not an article, etc., is antiquity or art treasure Section25 - Penalty Section26 - Cognizance of offences Section27 - Magistrates power to impose enhanced penalties Section28 - Offences by companies Section29 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section30 - Application of other laws not barred Section31 - Power to make rules Section32 - Repeal Section33 - Amendment of Act 24 of 1958

Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 Preamble 1

Title: Antiquities and Art Treasuresact, 1972

State: Central

Year: 1972

THE ANTIQUITIES AND ART TREASURES Act, 1972 [Act No.52 of 1972] [9th September, 1972] PREAMBLE 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. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows: -

Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 Section 3

Title: Regulation of Export Trade in Antiquities and Art Treasures

State: Central

Year: 1972

(1) On and form 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 and 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.

Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 Section 24

Title: Power to Determine Whether or Not an Article, Etc., is Antiquity or Art Treasure

State: Central

Year: 1972

If any question arises whether any articles, object or thing or manuscript, record or other document is or is not an antiquity or is or is not an art treasure for the purposes of this Act, it shall be referred to the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, or to an officer not below the rank of a Director in the Archaeological Survey of India authorized by the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India and the decision of the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India or such officer, as the case may be, on such question shall be final.

Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....section 7-, the licensing officer may, after holding such inquiry as he deems fit, grant a licence to the applicant having regard to the following factors, namely:- (a) the experience of the applicant with respect to trade in antiquities (b) the village, town or city where the applicant intends to carry on business; (c) the number of persons already engaged in the business of selling, or offering for sale of, antiquities in the said village, town or city; and (d) such other factors as may be prescribed: Provided that no licence shall be granted to the applicant if he is convicted of an offence punishable under the Antiquities (Export Control) Act, 1947unless a period of ten years has elapsed since the date of the conviction. (2) Every licence granted under this section shall be on payment of such fees as may be prescribed. (3) Every licence granted under this section shall be for such period, subject to such conditions and in such form and shall contain such particulars, as may be prescribed. (4) No application for the grant of a licence made under section 7-shall be rejected unless the applicant has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter. .....

Mit Art, Design And Technology University Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 2015

.....suo motu but shall not be decreased. (2) The Endowment Fund shall be kept as security deposit to ensure strict compliance of the provisions of this Act, rules, regulations, statutes or ordinances made thereunder. (3) The Government shall have the powers to forfeit, in the prescribed manner, a part or whole of the Endowment Fund, in case the University or the sponsoring body contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, rules, statutes, ordinances or regulations made thereunder. (4) Income from the Endowment Fund may be utilized for the development of infrastructure of the University but shall not be utilized to meet out the recurring expenditure of the University. (5) The amount of Endowment Fund shall be kept invested, until the dissolution of the University, by way of long-term securities received or guaranteed by the Government, subject to the condition that, the amounts so invested from the fund shall not be withdrawn without the permission of the Government. (6) The certificates of the long-term securities shall be kept in the safe custody of the Government; and the Government shall have the right to encash the deposit amount for the purpose mentioned in sub-section.....

Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1973

.....in each financial year such sums as the Central Government may consider necessary for the performance of the functions of the Commission under this Act. Section17 Fund of the Commission (1) The Commission shall have its own fund, and all sums which may, from time to time, be paid to it by the Central Government shall be carried to the fund of the Commission and all payments by the Commission shall be made there from (2) The Commission may spend such sums as it thinks fit for performing its functions under this Act, and such sums shall be treated as expenditure payable out of the Commission (3) All moneys in the fund shall be deposited in such bank or invested in such manner as may, subject to the approval of the Central Government, be decided by the Commission Section18 Budget The Commission shall prepare, in such form and within such time, each year as may be prescribed by rules, a budget in respect of the financial year next ensuing showing the estimated receipts and expenditure, and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government. Section19 Annual report The Commission shall prepare once every year in such form and within such time as may.....

Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....Government by notification in the Official Gazette, to be an art treasure for the purposes of this Act having regard to its artistic or aesthetic value : provided that no declaration under this clause shall be made in respect of any such work of art so long as the author thereof is alive : (c) "export" means taking out of India to a place outside India; (d) "licensing officer" means an officer appointed as such under section 6; (e) "registering officer" means an officer appointed as such under section 15; (f) "prescribed; means prescribed by rules made under this Act. (2) Any reference in this Act to any law which is not in force in any area shall, in relation to that area, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.