Section 10

The Minister may by notice in writing require any person in possession of an antiquity or lawfully entitled to sell or dispose of the same not to sell or otherwise dispose of such antiquity without giving notice of any such proposed transaction to the Director.

No person shall sell or otherwise dispose of any such antiquity within two months of giving the notice to the Director required by subsection (1) of this section, unless the Director shall first have notified such person that the Government does not propose to acquire such antiquity.

In any case where the Government proposes to acquire such antiquity, the

Government shall offer to the owner thereof the market value of such antiquity, and, notwithstanding any agreement which the owner may have entered into with any other person, the owner may accept such offer and shall thereupon deliver up the antiquity to the

Director.

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Where the owner of an antiquity refuses an offer made under subsection (3) of this section, such owner shall not sell or otherwise dispose of such antiquity to any other person.

Dispute as to value, price or apportionment.