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The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act `1904

An Act to provide for the preservation of Ancient Monuments and of objects of archaeological, historical, or artistic interest.
1904
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. Ancient Monuments

  2. 1
     Short title and extent
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Protected monuments
  5. 4
     Acquisition of rights in or guardianship of an ancient monument
  6. 5
     Preservation of ancient monument by agreement
  7. 6
     Owners under disability or not in possession
  8. 7
     Enforcement of agreement
  9. 8
     Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner
  10. 9
     Application of endowment to repair of an ancient monument
  11. 10
     Compulsory purchase of ancient monument
  12. 10A
     Power Central Government to control mining, etc., near ancient monument
  13. 11
     Maintenance of certain protected monuments
  14. 12
     Voluntary contributions
  15. 13
     Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration
  16. 14
     Relinquishment of Government rights in a monument
  17. 15
     Right of access to certain protected monuments
  18. 16
     Penalties

  • Traffic in Antiquities

  • 17
     Power to Central Government to control traffic in antiquities

  • Protection of Sculptures, Carvings, Images, Bas-reliefs, Inscriptions or like objects

  • 18
     Power to Central Government to control moving of sculptures , carvings or like objects
  • 19
     Purchase of sculptures, carvings or like objects by the Government

  • Archaeological Excavation

  • 20
     Power of Central Government to notify areas as protected
  • 20A
     Power to enter upon and make excavations in a protected area
  • 20B
     Power of Central Government to make rules regulating Archaeological excavation in protected areas
  • 20C
     Power to acquire a protected area

  • General

  • 21
     Assessment of market-value or compensation
  • 22
     Jurisdiction
  • 23
     Power to make rules
  • 24
     Protection to public servants acting under Act