Section 21: Ban on buying or selling of antiquities

(1) No person shall-
(a) buy any antiquity unless he is an accredited agent; or
(b) sell any antiquity to any person other than an accredited agent.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction shall be liable to a fine of N2,000 or five times the value of the antiquity, whichever is the greater, or to imprisonment for three years, and the court imposing the fine or the imprisonment shall make an order for the forfeiture of the antiquity connected with the offence to the State.