Section 10: Declaration of protected antiquities — Antiquities Act, 1975.

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10. Declaration of protected antiquities.—(1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare any antiquity to be a protected antiquity for the purposes of this Act. (2) A copy of a notification under subsection (1) shall be served on the owner of the antiquity and; in the case of an immovable antiquity, shall also be fixed up in a conspicuous place of or near the antiquity. (3) A notification under subsection (1) shall, unless it is cancelled by the Federal Government, be conclusive evidence of the fact that the antiquity to which it relates is a protected antiquity for the purposes of this Act. (4) Antiquities declared to be protected antiquities under the Antiquities Act, 1968 (XIV of 1968), and ancient monuments deemed to be protected antiquities for the purposes of that Act, shall be deemed to be protected antiquities for the purposes of this Act.

Effective date: 1975-01-01

Related sections

Section 9: Right of pre‑emption in case of a sale of antiquity Section 11: Representation against declaration of protected antiquities Section 8: Purchase, taking lease, etc., of antiquity. (1) The 1[Director General] may, with the Section 12: The guardianship of antiquity by agreement Section 7: Acquisition of land containing antiquities Section 13: Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by agreement

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