Treasure Act 1996
(asked on 14th December 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases under the Treasure Act 1996 have been reported in the last year in which it has been claimed by finders that the items discovered date to before commencement of that Act; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 19th December 2017
Inquests into finds of precious metal made before the Treasure Act 1996 came into force on 24 September 1997 are heard as treasure trove inquests under the common law and not under the 1996 Act. There were two such inquests in 2016.