Antiquities & Art Treasures Act, 1972 alongwith Rules, 1973

This authoritative bare-act edition presents the Antiquities & Art Treasures Act, 1972 along with the Rules, 1973 in a user-friendly format optimized for legal and heritage-sector use. Each provision is reproduced verbatim with numbered sections, clear headings and an index to enable rapid lookup of rules on registration of antiquities, certificates of ownership, restrictions on export, licensing and powers of seizure and confiscation. The volume explains statutory duties of custodians and museums, procedures for declaring articles as antiquities or art treasures, penalties for illegal export or unauthorized trade, and administrative mechanisms for enforcement. Designed for lawyers, curators, collectors, auction houses, customs officials and academic researchers, the book helps draft legal opinions, prepare compliance checks, and support provenance research and due diligence. For best product-page performance, list major sections and sample rules on the page (indexable), show edition/ISBN details, and offer a downloadable table-of-contents preview. This single-volume statutory resource consolidates operational and legal obligations relating to India’s cultural heritage, making it indispensable for anyone handling antiquities or advising on cultural property law.