ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS ACT, 1958

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.2(a) Construction of references to any law not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

S.3 Certain ancient monuments, etc., deemed to be of national importance

S.4 Power of Central Government to declare ancient monuments, etc., to be of national importance

S.5 Acquisition of rights in a protected monument

S.6 Preservation of protected monument by agreement

S.7 Owners under disability or not in possession

S.8 Application of endowment to repair a protected monument

S.9 Failure or refusal to enter into an agreement

S.10 Power to make order prohibiting contravention of agreement under section 6

S.11 Enforcement of agreements

S.12 Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner

S.13 Acquisition of protected monuments

S.14 Maintenance of certain protected monuments

S.15 Voluntary contributions

S.16 Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration

S.17 Relinquishment of Government rights in a monument

S.18 Right of access to protected monuments

S.19 Restrictions on enjoyment of property rights in protected areas

S.20 Power to acquire protected area

S.21 Excavations in protected areas

S.22 Excavations in areas other than protected areas

S.23 Compulsory purchase of antiquities, etc., discovered during excavation operations

S.24 Excavations, etc., for archaeological purposes

S.25 Power of Central Government to control moving of antiquities

S.26 Purchase of antiquities by Central Government

S.27 Compensation for loss or damage

S.28 Assessment of market value or compensation

S.29 Delegation of powers

S.30 Penalties

S.31 Jurisdiction to try offences

S.32 Certain offences to be cognizable

S.33 Special provision regarding fine

S.34 Recovery of amounts due to the Government

S.35 Ancient monuments, etc., which have ceased to be of national importance

S.36 Power to correct mistakes, etc.

S.37 Protection of action taken under the Act

S.38 Power to make rules

S.39 Repeals and savings

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