The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 was created in accordance with the UNESCO 1970 Convention to regulate the internal and external dealing in antiquities in India. Its purpose is to prevent the permanent export of India's treasures so as to preserve the country's cultural wealth.[1][2][3]
| Parliament of India | |
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| Enacted by | Parliament of India |
| Assented to by | V. V. Giri |
| Assented to | 9 September 1972 |
| Commenced | 5 April 1976 (except for Sikkim) 1 June 1979 (Sikkim) |
| Amends | |
| Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 | |
| Repeals | |
| Antiquities (Export Control) Act, 1947 | |
| Amended by | |
| Antiquities and Art Treasures (Amendment) Act, 1976 | |
| Related legislation | |
| Antiquities and Art Treasures Rules, 1973 | |
| Status: In force | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pachauri, S. K. (2002). "15. Plunder of cultural and art treasures – the Indian experience" (PDF). In Brodie, Neil; Walker Tubb, Kathryn (eds.). Illicit Antiquities. London: Routledge. pp. 268–269. ISBN 0-203-16546-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Gupta, Vinay Kumar (July 2019). "Retrieval of Indian Antiquities: Issues and Challenges". Art, Antiquity & Law. 24 (2): 101–124. Retrieved 4 November 2023 – via Academia.edu.
- ^ Shroff, Cyril; Shroff, Rishabh (1 February 2015). "India's antiquities laws: an antiquated relic?". Trusts & Trustees. 21 (1–2): 75–85. doi:10.1093/tandt/ttu221.
External links
edit- "Antiquities and Art Treasures Act (1972)" (PDF). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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