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THE PUNJAB ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS ACT, 1964

The Haryana Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1964

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This Act provides a legal framework for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites that are not classified as being of "national importance" by the Central Government. It empowers the State Government to declare specific sites as "protected monuments" or "protected areas," thereby regulating activities like construction, mining, and excavation within or near these locations. The Act establishes rules for the maintenance of these sites, the acquisition of antiquities, and the rights of owners. For the ordinary citizen, this law ensures that local heritage is protected from destruction or misuse, while also imposing restrictions on property development near these protected sites.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Certain ancient and historical monuments etc. deemed to be protected monuments or areas
  5. 4. Power of Government to declare ancient monuments ect. To be protected monuments and areas
  6. 5. Acquisition of rights in a protected monument
  7. 6. Preservation of protected monument by agreement
  8. 7. Persons competent to exercise powers of owner under section 6 in respect of a protected monument, when owner is under disability or when it is a village property
  9. 8. Application of endowment to repair a protected monument
  10. 9. Failure or refusal to enter into an agreement
  11. 10. Power to make order prohibiting contravention of agreement under section 6
  12. 11. Enforcement of agreements
  13. 12. Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming thought owner bound by instrument executed by owner
  14. 13. Acquisition of protected monuments
  15. 14. Maintenance of certain protected monuments
  16. 15. Voluntary contributions
  17. 16. Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration
  18. 17. Relinquishment of Government rights in a monument.
  19. 18. Rights of access to protected monuments
  20. 19. Restrictions on enjoyment of property rights in protected areas
  21. 20. Power to acquire protected areas
  22. 21. Excavations in protected areas.
  23. 22. Excavations in areas other than protected areas
  24. 23. Compulsory purchase of antiquities, etc., discovered during excavation operations
  25. 24. Excavation, etc., for archaeological purposes
  26. 25. Power of Government to control moving of antiquities
  27. 26. Purchase of antiquities by Government
  28. 27. Compensation for loss or damage
  29. 28. Assessment of market value or compensation
  30. 29. Delegation
  31. 30. Penalties
  32. 31. Jurisdiction to try offences
  33. 32. Certain of fences to be cognizable
  34. 33. Special provision regarding fine
  35. 34. Recovery of amounts due to the Government
  36. 35. Ancient monuments, etc. no longer requiring protection.
  37. 36. Power to correct mistake, etc
  38. 37. Protection of action taken under the Act
  39. 38. Power to make rules
  40. 39. Repeal

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