Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904
Bare Act · 1904
An Act to provide for the preservation of Ancient Monuments and of objects of archaeological, historical, or artistic interest.
- Act number
- 7 of 1904
- Enacted
- 18 March 1904
- Contents
- 28 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title and extent
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Protected monuments
- Section 4 – Acquisition of rights in or guardianship of an ancient monument
- Section 5 – Preservation of ancient monument by agreement
- Section 6 – Owners under disability or not in possession (preview)
- Section 7 – Enforcement of agreement (preview)
- Section 8 – Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner (preview)
- Section 9 – Application of endowment to repair of an ancient monument (preview)
- Section 10 – Compulsory purchase of ancient monument (preview)
- Section 10A – Power Central Government to control mining, etc., near ancient monument (preview)
- Section 11 – Maintenance of certain protected monuments (preview)
- Section 12 – Voluntary contributions (preview)
- Section 13 – Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration (preview)
- Section 14 – Relinquishment of Government rights in a monument (preview)
- Section 15 – Right of access to certain protected monuments (preview)
- Section 16 – Penalties (preview)
- Section 17 – Power to Central Government to control traffic in antiquities (preview)
- Section 18 – Power to Central Government to control moving of sculptures , carvings or like objects (preview)
- Section 19 – Purchase of sculptures, carvings or like objects by the Government (preview)
- Section 20 – Power of Central Government to notify areas as protected (preview)
- Section 20A – Power to enter upon and make excavations in a protected area (preview)
- Section 20B – Power of Central Government to make rules regulating Archaeological excavation in protected areas (preview)
- Section 20C – Power to acquire a protected area (preview)
- Section 21 – Assessment of market-value or compensation (preview)
- Section 22 – Jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 23 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 24 – Protection to public servants acting under Act (preview)