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8

Purchase taking lease etc of antiquities

Act: Antiquities Act 1975

Section Provisions

ACT VII OF 1976 ANTIQUITIES ACT, 1975 ACT VII OF 1976 ANTIQUITIES ACT, 1975 An Act to repeal and re‑enact the law relating to the preservation and protection of antiquities 8. Purchase, taking lease, etc., of antiquity.‑(1) The Director may, with the previous sanction of the Federal Government, purchase, or take lease or accept a gift or bequest of, an antiquity. (2) The Director may receive voluntary contributions and donations for the acquisition, preservation or restoration of antiquities and may make suitable arrangements for the management and application of the fund created by such contributions and donations: Provided that a contribution or donation made for any specified purpose shall not be applied to any purpose other than that for which it has been made.