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The Rajasthan Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Antiquities Act, 1961

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The Rajasthan Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Antiquities Act, 1961 establishes a framework for the protection, preservation, and regulation of historical monuments, archaeological areas, and rare artifacts within Rajasthan. It applies to property owners, private individuals, developers, and state officials involved with historic sites or relics not governed by central Indian laws. The law empowers the state government to declare protected structures and sites, restrict nearby mining or construction, control excavation activities, and acquire endangered heritage properties or antiquities. This legislation matters because it preserves Rajasthan's rich historical and cultural heritage from destruction, unauthorized excavation, commercial exploitation, or neglect while balancing public access and religious sentiments.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Power to declare monuments etc. to be protected
  4. 4. Repeal and savings
  5. 5. Notification effect
  6. 6. Owners under disability
  7. 7. Failure or refusal to enter into agreement
  8. 8. Application of endowment to repair protected monument
  9. 9. Enforcement of agreements
  10. 10. Power to make order prohibiting contravention of agreement
  11. 11. Purchasers and persons claiming through owner bound instrument
  12. 12. Acquisition of protected monument
  13. 13. Maintenance of certain protected monuments
  14. 13A. Power to enter into agreement for the maintenance of certain monument.
  15. 14. Voluntary contributions
  16. 15. Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration
  17. 16. Relinquishment of rights in a protected monument
  18. 17. Penalties
  19. 18. Power to control mining etc. near protected monuments
  20. 19. Preservation of amenities of or to protected monuments
  21. 20. Right of access to protected monuments
  22. 20A. Power to entrance fee.
  23. 21. Acquisition of a protected area
  24. 22. Restrictions on property rights in protected areas
  25. 23. Excavations for archaeological or historical purposes
  26. 24. Restrictions on excavations
  27. 25. Disposal of Antiquities etc. discovered during excavations
  28. 26. Contraventions of chapter
  29. 27. Regulation of excavations in protected areas
  30. 28. Power of Government to control movement of protected antiquities
  31. 29. Purchase of protected antiquities by Government
  32. 30. Constitution of an Advisory Board
  33. 31. Compensation for loss or damage
  34. 32. Assessment of market value or compensation
  35. 33. Delegation of powers
  36. 34. Jurisdiction of Courts
  37. 35. Special procedural provisions
  38. 36. Recovery of amount due to Government
  39. 37. Protection of action taken under the Act
  40. 38. Power to make rules
  41. 39. Repeal and savings
  42. 19(2). Control of areas near protected monuments
  43. 19(3). Control of areas near protected monuments
  44. 19(4). Control of areas near protected monuments
  45. 19(5). Control of areas near protected monuments
  46. 19(6). Control of areas near protected monuments
  47. 19(7). Control of areas near protected monuments

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