Parliament of India
Enacted byParliament of India
Enacted1972

The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act of 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]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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