33Amendment of Act 24 of 1958
In the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958,--
(i) in section 1, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:--
"(2) It extends to the whole of India.";
(ii) after section 2, the following section shall be inserted, namely:--
"2A. Construction of references to any law not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.-- Any reference in this Act to any law which is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir* shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that State.";
(iii) in section 23,--
(a) in sub-sections (2) and (4), for the words "compulsory purchase", the words "compulsory acquisition" shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (3), for the words "compulsory purchase of any such antiquities at their market value", the words "compulsory acquisition of any such antiquities" shall be substituted;
(iv) in section 26,--
(a) in sub-section (1), for the words compulsory purchase of such antiquity at its market value", the words "compulsory acquisition of such antiquity" and for the words "to be purchased", the words "to be acquired" shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-sections (2) and (3), for the words "compulsory purchase", the words "compulsory acquisition" shall be substituted;
(v) in section 28, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:--
"(2) For every antiquity in respect of which an order for compulsory acquisition has been made under sub-section (3) of section 23 or under sub-section (1) of section 26, there shall be paid compensation and the provisions of sections 20 and 22 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to the determination and payment of such compensation as they apply in relation to the determination and payment of compensation for any antiquity or art treasure compulsorily acquired under section 19 of that Act.".
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*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
- 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 registering officer
- 18 Provisions of sections 14, 16 and 17 not to apply in certain cases
- 19 Power of Central Government to compulsorily acquire antiquities and art treasures
- 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 against 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