1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Indian Treasure-trove Act, 1878.
Extent.—It extends to the whole of India except 2
[the territories which, immediately before the 1st
November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States].
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Maharashtra
In the principal Act,—In section 1,—
(i) to the second paragraph the following proviso shall be added, namely:—
“Provided that on the commencement of the Indian Treasure-trove (Extension to Hyderabad and
Saurashtra area of Bombay State) Act, 1957 (Bom. XXXIII of 1958), this Act shall also extend to and
be in force in, the Hyderabad and Saurashtra area of the State of Bombay.”;
(ii) against the proviso so inserted the marginal note “commencement in certain areas” shall be
inserted;
[Vide Bombay Act XXXIII of 1958, s. 3]
2. [Repeal of enactments.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 (12 of 1891), s. 2 and the
First Schedule.
1. This Act has been declared to be in force in—
Sonthal Parganas by the Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation (Reg. 3 of 1872), s. 3;
Khondmals District by the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (Reg. 4 of 1936), s. 3 and Sch.; and
Angul District by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (Reg. 5 of 1936), s. 3 and Sch.
It has also been declared, by notification under s. 3(a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in
force in the Scheduled Districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga and Manbhum, and Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in
the District of Singbhum—see Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 504 (The District of Lohardaga included at that time
the present District of Palamau, which was separated in 1894; Lohardaga is now called the Ranchi District; see
Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt. I. P. 44.)
It has been extended to and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. I
(w.e.f. 1-7-1965), to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-2-1965) and Sch. and to the whole of the
Union Territory of Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and Sch. with modification (w.e.f. 1 -10-1967).
The Act came into force in Pondicherry vide Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch. I.
The Act has been repealed in its application to Bellary District by Mysore Act 14 of 1955.
Amended in—
Bihar by Bihar Act 22 of 1947.
Madras by Madras Act 36 of 1949.
Punjab by Punjab Act 24 of 1960.
Andhra Pradesh by Andhra Pradesh Act 15 of 1972.
2. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for “Part B States”.
3. The words “And it shall come into force at once.” rep. by Act 10 of 1914, s. 3 and II Schedule.
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3. Interpretation-clause.—In this Act—
Treasure.—“treasure” means anything of any value hidden in the soil, or in anything affixed
thereto;
“Collector.”—“Collector” means (1) any Revenue officer in independent charge of a
district, and (2) any officer appointed by the State Government to perform the functions
of a Collector under this Act.
“Owner.”—When any person is entitled, under any reservation in an instrument of
transfer of any land or thing affixed thereto, to treasure in such land or thing, he shall, for the
purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the owner of such land or thing.