Act Info:
Preamble1 - ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS ACT, 1958
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section2A - Construction of references to any law not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir
Section3 - Certain ancient monuments, etc., deemed to be of national importance
Section4 - Power of Central Government to declare ancient monuments, etc., to be of national importance
Section4A - Categorisation and classification in respect of ancient monuments or archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance under sections 3 and 4
Section5 - Acquisition of rights in a protected monument
Section6 - Preservation of protected monument by agreement
Section7 - Owners under disability or not in possession
Section8 - Application of endowment to repair a protected monument
Section9 - Failure or refusal to enter into an agreement
Section10 - Power to make order prohibiting contravention of agreement under section 6
Section11 - Enforcement of agreements
Section12 - Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner
Section13 - Acquisition of protected monuments
Section14 - Maintenance of certain protected monuments
Section15 - Voluntary contributions
Section16 - Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration
Section17 - Relinquishment of Government rights in a monument
Section18 - Right of access to protected monuments
Section19 - Restrictions on enjoyment of property rights in protected areas
Section20 - Power to acquire protected area
Section20A - Declaration of prohibited area and carrying out public work or other works in prohibited area
Section20B - Declaration of regulated area in respect of every protected monument
Section20C - Application for repair or renovation in prohibited area, or construction or re-construction or repair or renovation in regulated area
Section20D - Grant of permission by competent authority within regulated area
Section20E - Heritage bye-laws
Section20F - Constitution-of National Monuments Authority
Section20G - Selection Committee for selection of members of Authority
Section20H - Salary, allowances and meetings of Authority
Section20I - Functions and powers of Authority
Section20J - Removal of Chairperson and members
Section20K - Restriction on future employment by Chairperson and members
Section20L - Power of Central Government to issue directions to Authority
Section20M - Power of Central Government to issue directions to competent authority
Section20N - Power of Central Government to supersede Authority
Section20O - Bar of jurisdiction of civil court
Section20P - Annual report
Section20Q - Power to call for information
Section21 - Excavations in protected areas
Section22 - Excavations in areas other than protected areas
Section23 - Compulsory purchase of antiquities, etc., discovered during excavation operations
Section24 - Excavations, etc., for archaeological purposes
Section25 - Power of Central Government to control moving of antiquities
Section26 - Purchase of antiquities by Central Government
Section27 - Compensation for loss or damage
Section28 - Assessment of market value or compensation
Section29 - Delegation of powers
Section30 - Penalties
Section30A - Punishment for construction, etc., in prohibited area
Section30B - Punishment for construction, etc., in regulated area
Section30C - Offences by officers of Government
Section31 - Jurisdiction to try offences
Section32 - Certain offences to be cognizable
Section33 - Special provision regarding fine
Section34 - Recovery of amounts due to the Government
Section35 - Ancient monuments, etc., which have ceased to be of national importance
Section35A - Obligation to survey the protected prohibited area and regulated areas
Section35B - Identification of unauthorised constructions on or after 16th June, 1992
Section36 - Power to correct mistakes, etc
Section37 - Protection of action taken under the Act
Section38 - Power to make rules
Section39 - Repeals and savings