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Title 
Law XI of 1929: laying down, in clear terms, the regulations in force from 1929 until 1953 governing cultural and artistic treasures in private ownership

Date
1929

Summary 
This law outlines the regulations in force from 1929 until 1953 governing cultural and artistic treasures in private ownership, including the registration of collections, the excavation and protection of movable property, and the sanctions for contravention of the regulations.

Source
Mravik, László, The "Sacco di Budapest" and the Depredation of Hungary, 1938-1949: Works of art missing from Hungary as a result of the Second World War, Hungarian National Gallery publications, Budapest 1998, Extracts from Law XI are set out on pages 58-59.

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