http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/24/section/8Treasure Act 1996An Act to abolish treasure trove and to make fresh provision in relation to treasure.1996-07-04texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2016-10-03Expert Participation2016-05-08 Coroners’ jurisdiction Duty of finder to notify coroner.81A person who finds an object which he believes or has reasonable grounds for believing is treasure must notify the coroner for the district in which the object was found before the end of the notice period.2The notice period is fourteen days beginning with—athe day after the find; orbif later, the day on which the finder first believes or has reason to believe the object is treasure.3Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to—aimprisonment for a term not exceeding three months;ba fine of an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; orcboth.4In proceedings for an offence under this section, it is a defence for the defendant to show that he had, and has continued to have, a reasonable excuse for failing to notify the coroner.5If the office of coroner for a district is vacant, the person acting as coroner for that district is the coroner for the purposes of subsection (1).