Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
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The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 is an Indian law that regulates the export, trade, and preservation of antiquities and art objects to protect the country’s cultural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 canonical | 3 |
| Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (India) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3163335 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 Context triple: [Archaeological Survey of India, legalBasis, Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972]
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A.
Antiquities Act of 1906
The Antiquities Act of 1906 is a U.S. federal law that authorizes presidents to swiftly protect significant natural, cultural, and historic sites by designating them as national monuments.
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B.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 is a key UK law that provides for the protection, scheduling, and management of nationally important archaeological sites and historic monuments.
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C.
National Gallery Act 1975
The National Gallery Act 1975 is an Australian federal law that formally established the National Gallery of Australia as a statutory authority and set out its governance and functions.
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D.
Historic Sites Act of 1935
The Historic Sites Act of 1935 is a U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites and laid the foundation for the modern National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Preservation programs.
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E.
Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties
The Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties is Japan’s fundamental legal framework for designating, conserving, and managing important cultural assets such as historic sites, buildings, artworks, and intangible traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 Target entity description: The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 is an Indian law that regulates the export, trade, and preservation of antiquities and art objects to protect the country’s cultural heritage.
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A.
Antiquities Act of 1906
The Antiquities Act of 1906 is a U.S. federal law that authorizes presidents to swiftly protect significant natural, cultural, and historic sites by designating them as national monuments.
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B.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 is a key UK law that provides for the protection, scheduling, and management of nationally important archaeological sites and historic monuments.
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C.
National Gallery Act 1975
The National Gallery Act 1975 is an Australian federal law that formally established the National Gallery of Australia as a statutory authority and set out its governance and functions.
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D.
Historic Sites Act of 1935
The Historic Sites Act of 1935 is a U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites and laid the foundation for the modern National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Preservation programs.
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E.
Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties
The Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties is Japan’s fundamental legal framework for designating, conserving, and managing important cultural assets such as historic sites, buildings, artworks, and intangible traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Act
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Parliamentary statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Culture, Government of India ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure conservation of antiquities
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prevent illicit trafficking of cultural property ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
exporters of cultural property
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individuals dealing in antiquities ⓘ institutions holding antiquities ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (India)
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| classification | cultural heritage legislation ⓘ |
| contains |
penal provisions for contravention of the Act
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provisions for search and seizure of illegally held antiquities ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
maintain records of important antiquities
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regulate ownership and transfer of antiquities ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India ⓘ |
| languageOfStatute | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
cultural property law
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heritage protection law ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to regulate the export trade in antiquities and art treasures, to prevent smuggling and fraudulent dealings in antiquities, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto ⓘ |
| prohibits |
export of antiquities without permission
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export of art treasures without permission ⓘ |
| protects |
archaeological objects
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movable cultural property ⓘ sculptures and paintings of historical importance ⓘ |
| purpose |
preservation of antiquities and art treasures
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prevention of smuggling of antiquities ⓘ protection of cultural heritage of India ⓘ regulation of export of antiquities ⓘ regulation of trade in antiquities and art treasures ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication | territory of India ⓘ |
| regulates |
export of antiquities
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export of art treasures ⓘ trade in antiquities ⓘ trade in art treasures ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 ⓘ |
| requires |
licensing of dealers in antiquities
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registration of certain antiquities ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
antiquities
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art treasures ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
criminal law (offence-creating statute)
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regulatory law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 Description of subject: The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 is an Indian law that regulates the export, trade, and preservation of antiquities and art objects to protect the country’s cultural heritage.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
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relatedTo
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Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
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Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
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shortTitle
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Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
self-link
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Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
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citationForm
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Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (India)