Acquisition of protected monuments

Acquisition of protected monuments.

1. (1) If the Director has reason to believe that any protected monument is in danger of being destroyed, injured, misused, or allowed to fall into decay, the State Government may acquire the protected monument under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, as if the preservation of a protected monument were a public purpose within the meaning of that Act.
2. (2) The powers of the State Government under sub-section
3. (1) shall not be exercised in the case of any monument which is—
   • (a) used for religious observances; or
   • (b) maintained by the owner under an agreement entered into under section 6.