Lawgist8Grant of licence
(1) On receipt of an application for the grant of a licence under 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, 1947 (31 of 1947) unless 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
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- 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- 12 Persons whose licences have been revoked may sell antiquities to other licensees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
