Act Info:
Preamble1 - ANCIENT MONUMENTS PRESERVATION ACT, 1904
Section1 - Short title and extent
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Protected monuments
Section4 - Acquisition of rights in or guardianship of an ancient monument
Section5 - Preservation of ancient monument by agreement
Section6 - Owners under disability or not in possession
Section7 - Enforcement of agreement
Section8 - Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner
Section9 - Application of endowment to repair of an ancient monument
Section10 - Compulsory purchase of ancient monument
Section10A - Power Central Government to control mining, etc., near ancient monument
Section11 - Maintenance of certain protected monuments
Section12 - Voluntary contributions
Section13 - Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration
Section14 - Relinquishment of Government rights in a monument
Section15 - Right of access to certain protected monuments
Section16 - Penalties
Section17 - Power to Central Government to control traffic in antiquities
Section18 - Poweer to Central Government to control moving of sculptures , carvings or like objects
Section19 - Purchase of sculptures, carvings or like objects by the Government
Section20 - Power of Central Government to notify areas as protected
Section20A - Power to enter upon and make excavations in a protected area
Section20B - Power of Central Government to make rules regulating Archaeological excavation in protected areas
Section20C - Power to acquire a protected area
Section21 - Assessment of market-value or compensation
Section22 - Jurisdiction
Section23 - Power to make rules
Section24 - Protection to public servants acting under Act
Repealing Act1 - ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS ACT, 1958