LawgistThe Ancient Monuments Preservation Act
1Short title and extent
(1) This Act may be called the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904.
1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2 [except the State of Jammu and Kashmir].]
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2. Subs by the A.O. 1950, for sub-section (2).
3. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for "except Part B States"
Ancient Monuments
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Protected monuments
- 4 Acquisition of rights in or guardianship of an ancient monument
- 5 Preservation of ancient monument by agreement
- 6 Owners under disability or not in possession
- 7 Enforcement of agreement
- 8 Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner
- 9 Application of endowment to repair of an ancient monument
- 10 Compulsory purchase of ancient monument
- 10A Power Central Government to control mining, etc., near ancient monument
- 11 Maintenance of certain protected monuments
- 12 Voluntary contributions
- 13 Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration
- 14 Relinquishment of Government rights in a monument
- 15 Right of access to certain protected monuments
- 16 Penalties
