acquires or gets possession of any antiquity

24A. Whenever a Government servant acquires or gets possession of any antiquity, he shall immediately inform the fact to Government and get sanction of the Government for keeping the same in his possession. Substituted for the words. 'One thousand rupees" vidc G. 0. (P) 12/20091P&ARD dated 14-9-2009. Published as SRO No. 838/2009 in Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.1862 dated 8th October. 2009. 7 If a Government servant acquires or gets possession of any article, object or thing having the appearance of an antiquity, he may, in case of doubt verify from the Registration Office under the Archaeology Department at Kottayam or Trichur or from the Director of Archaeology at Trivandrum whether the article, object or thing is an antiquity or not. Exp/anation:—For the purpose of this rule the expression "antiquity" includes— - any coin, sculpture, manuscript, epigraph or other work of art or craftsmanship. any article, object or thing detached from a building or cave, any article, object or thing illustrative of science, art, crafts, literature, religion, customs, morals or politics in bygone ages, any article, object or thing of historical interest, and any article, object or thing declared by the Government by notification, to be an antiquity for the purposes of the Kerala Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1968 (26 of 1969) which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years. - Heads of Departments are authorised to exercise the powers of Government for the purpose of the above rules in respect of Government servants serving in the Departments. They are at liberty to refer any case to Government' for advice or orders if they consider such a course desirable.