Compulsory purchase of antiquities etc., discovered during excavation operations

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(1) Where, as a result of any excavations made in any area under section 21 or section 22, any antiquities are discovered the archaelogical officer or the licensee as the case may be, shall,-
- (a) as soon as practicable, examine such antiquites and submit a report to the Government in such manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed;
- (b) at the conclusion of the excavation operations, give notice in writing to the owner of the land from which such antiquities have been discovered, as to the nature of such antiquities.
(2) Until an order for the compulsory purchase of any such antiquities is made under sub-section (3), the archaeological officer or the licensee, as the case may be, shall keep them in such safe custody as he may deem fit.
(3) On receipt of a report under sub-section (1), the Government may make an order for the compulsory purchase of any such antiquities at their market value.

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