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The Indian Treasure-Trove (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1972

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This law amends the rules for finding and keeping treasure specifically within the state of Himachal Pradesh. It allows the government to grant permission to people who want to search for treasure and changes how the treasure is divided if found. The new rules specify that the finder usually gets one-third of the treasure while the government keeps the rest, unless there is a specific agreement. It also provides detailed instructions for the Collector to divide the treasure or sell it if there is a dispute about ownership, replacing the previous authority with the Financial Commissioner.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Insertion of new section
  3. 3. Amendment of section 9 of Central Act 6 of 1878
  4. 4. Amendment of section 10 of Central Act 6 of 1878
  5. 5. Amendment of section 11 of Central Act 6 of 1878
  6. 6. Provided that in the case of any agreement between the finder and the Government, the treasure shall be divided in accordance with the terms thereof", shall be substituted.
  7. 7. Amendment of section 13 of Central Act 6 of 1878
  8. 8. Substitution of sections 15 and 16 of Central Act 6 of 1878
  9. 9. Repeal and savings

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