Definitions

Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (a) "ancient monument" means any structure, erection or monument, or any tumulus or place of interment, or any cave, rock-sculpture, inscription or monolith which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest and which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years, and includes,-
   • (i) remains of an ancient monument,
   • (ii) site of an ancient monument,
   • (iii) such portion of land adjoining the site of an ancient monument as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving such monument, and
   • (iv) the means of access to, and convenient inspection of, an ancient monument;
2. (b) "antiquity" includes,-
   • (i) any coin, sculpture, painting, epigraph or other work of art or craftsmanship,
   • (ii) any article, object or thing detached from a building or cave,
   • (iii) any article, object or thing illustrative of science, arts, crafts, literature, religion, customs, morals or politics in bygone ages,
   • (iv) any article, object or thing of historical interest, and
   • (v) any article, object or thing declared by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to be an antiquity for the purposes of this Act, which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years;
3. (c) "archaeological site and remains" means any area which contains or is reasonably believed to contain ruins or relics of historical or archaeological importance which have been in existence for not less than one hundred years, and includes,-
   • (i) such portion of land adjoining the area as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving it, and
   • (ii) the means of access to, and convenient inspection of, the archaeological site and remains;
4. (d) "Director" means the Director of Archaeology and Museums for the State of Gujarat and includes any officer authorised by the State Government to perform the duties of the Director under this Act;
5. (e) "maintain", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes the fencing, covering in, repairing, restoring and cleansing of a protected monument and the doing of any act which may be necessary for the purpose of preserving a protected monument or of securing convenient access thereto;
6. (f) "owner" includes,-
   • (i) a joint owner invested with powers of management on behalf of himself and other joint owners and the successor-in-title of any such owner; and
   • (ii) any manager or trustee exercising powers of management and the successor-in-office of any such manager or trustee;
7. (g) "protected area" means any archaeological site and remains which is declared to be a protected area by or under this Act;
8. (h) "protected monument" means an ancient monument which is declared to be a protected monument by or under this Act.