Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Illustrations, List of Abbreviations Used, Part-I 1. Introduction 2. The Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878 3. The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 4. The Antiquities (Export Control) Act, 1947 5. The Antiquities (Export Control) Rules, 1947 6. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 7. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959 8. The Antiquities and Art Treasure Act, 1972 9. The Antiquities and Art Treasure Rules, 1973 10. How?s and Why?s of Antiquities Regulations. Some Questions Answered Part-II 11. UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (The Hague, 1954) 12. Review of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (The Hague Convention of 1954): Extract-Patrick J. Boylan, 1993 13. Recommendation for the Protection of Movable Cultural Property, 1978 14. Final Act of the Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of the Draft Unidroit Convention on the International Return of Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects 15. Standard from Concerning Requests for Return or Restitution. 16. Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (Paris, 1970) 17. List of States having deposited an Instrument of Ratification, Acceptance, Accession or Succession as of July, 1995 18. Regulation for the Execution of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 19. ICOM Code of Professional Ethics 20. Guidelines for loans, Index