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The Government of India have enacted “The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972” in order to curb the smuggling of art treasures from India. To enforce this act effectively, Registering Officer and some supporting staff  have been appointed in this department. Government of India meets the entire expenditure of this scheme. This scheme is being implemented in Tamil Nadu from the year 1974. Till date 42,358 antiquities have been registered and certificates issued in Tamil Nadu

Bronzes of Chola Period 

Registration of Antiquities Scheme

Initially, 7 Registering Officers were appointed at Chennai, Chidambaram, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Coimbatore and Tirunelveli ; at present only two Registering Officers are working and the entire registration of Tamil Nadu is entrusted to the offices at Chennai and Triuchirappalli.

The Registering Officers are allocated with more than 14 districts as their jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction of the Registering Officers

How to register 

To register an antique, the following procedures are to be followed

• Any object considered to be an antique of more than 100 years comes under the Registration Act.
• Application should be sent in a prescribed form (Form VII). Photographs in triplicate of front and back view of the object should accompany the application form VII.
• Certificates will be issued to the owner in Form VIII after physical verification of the antique by the Registering Officer.
• Provision for transfer of ownership may also be made by furnishing the particulars in Form IX in triplicate throughout the country.
  

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