Law to close open market in stolen art
Law to close open market in stolen art
- 1994
- Daily Telegraph 3 August 1994, 6(1) .
The legal loophole of `market overt` allowing buyers of stolen antiques and artworks to claim ownership will be closed if a Private Members Bill put forward by Lord Renton which has completed its House of Commons stage is passed by the House of Lords in October.
Arts and antiques
FINE ART
MARKET OVERT
STOLEN GOODS
THEFT
The legal loophole of `market overt` allowing buyers of stolen antiques and artworks to claim ownership will be closed if a Private Members Bill put forward by Lord Renton which has completed its House of Commons stage is passed by the House of Lords in October.
Arts and antiques
FINE ART
MARKET OVERT
STOLEN GOODS
THEFT