Lawgist13Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration
(1) A place of worship or shrine maintained by the Government under this Act shall not be used for any purpose inconsistent with its character.
(2) Where the Collector has, under section 4, purchased or taken a lease of any protected monument, or has accepted a gift or bequest, or the Commissioner has, under the same section, accepted the guardianship thereof, and such monument, or any part thereof, is periodically used for religious worship or observances by any community, the Collector shall make due provision for the protection of such monument or such part thereof, from pollution or desecration--
(a) by prohibiting the entry therein, except n accordance with conditions prescribed with the concurrence of the persons in religious charge of the said monument or part thereof, of any person not entitled so to enter by the religious usages of the community by which the monument or part thereof is used, or
(b) by taking such other action as he may think necessary in this behalf.
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- 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
