The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act

Short title and extent

Definitions

Protected monuments

Acquisition of rights in or guardianship of an ancient monument

Preservation of ancient monument by agreement

Owners under disability or not in possession

Enforcement of agreement

Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner

Application of endowment to repair of an ancient monument

Compulsory purchase of ancient monument

Power Central Government to control mining, etc., near ancient monument

Maintenance of certain protected monuments

Voluntary contributions

Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration

Relinquishment of Government rights in a monument

Right of access to certain protected monuments

Penalties


Ancient Monuments


Any person other than the owner who destroys, removes, injures, alters, defaces or
imperils a protected monument, and any owner who destroys, removes, injures, alters, defaces or imperils a
monument maintained by 1[the Central Government] under this Act or in respect of which an agreement has
been executed under section 5, and any owner or occupier who contravenes an order made under section 7,
sub-section (1), shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with
imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with both.

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