Section 21Penalty on owner abetting offence under section 20

s. 21

21. Penalty on owner abetting offence under section 20 If the owner of the place in which any treasure is found abets, within the meaning of the [Penal Code], any offence under section 20, the share of such treasure, or the money in lieu thereof to which he would otherwise be entitled, shall vest in Government, And he shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be punished with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both. " treasure" means anything of any value hidden in the soil, or in anything affixed thereto: "Collector" means (1) any Revenue-officer in independent charge of a district, and (2) any officer appointed by the Government to perform the functions of a collector under this Act. 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.

1. 4. The words "Penal Code" were substituted, for the words "Pakistan Penal Code" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)