Procedure for Declaration of Heritage Sites, etc. :-(1)The identification of heritage

sites will be done with reference to the precibed criteria in the UNESCO’s operational guidelines.

(2)The State Government shall on receipt of the recommendation of theAuthority for

declaration of a heritage sites, may within 3 (three) months by a notification in the Official Gazette as well as publication in a prominent newspaper, give thirty days notice of its intention to declare as a heritage site, any buildings, artifacts structures, streets, areas and precincts of historic or aesthetic or architectural or cultural or environmental significance and natural feature of environmental significance and site of scenic beauty including, but not restricted to, a sacred

points walk, rides bridle paths, by inviting objections or suggestions in writing

from any person of the public or any organizations and any such notification

published shall be affixed in a conspicuous place near the proposed site.

(3)On the expiry of the said period of thirty days, theAuthority may after considering

the objections and suggestions, if any received by it, make a recommendation to the State Government for declaring such a heritage site(s), any building(s),

environmental significance and sites of scenic beauty including, but not restricted to, a sacred grove, mountains, hills, hillocks, table lands, lakes, rivers, other

State Government may by a notification in the Official Gazette declare its intentions

on the said recommendations as a heritage sites to be protected under this Act

and grade as may be prescribed by regulations. (4)A heritage site so declared shall be graded according to its heritage significance by the Authority and that it will also determine the scope for changes in the heritage site, if required.