Maintenance of certain protected monuments

(1) The Government shall maintain every monument which has been acquired under section 12 or which has been purchased, taken on lease or accepted as a gift or bequest under sub-section (1) of section 4. (2) When the Director has assumed the guardianship of a monument under section 4, he shall, for the purpose of maintaining such monument, have access to the monument at all reasonable times, by himself or by his agent, subordinates and workmen, for the purpose of inspecting the monument or for the purpose of bringing such materials and doing such acts as he may consider necessary or desirable for the maintenance thereof.