Regulation of excavations in protected areas

(1) The State Government may make rules – (a) prescribing the authorities by whom licenses to excavate for archaeological and historical purpose in a protected area may be granted; (b) regulating the conditions on which such licenses may be granted the form of such licenses and the taking of security from licensees; (c) prescribing the manner in which antiquities found by a licensee shall be disposed of; and (d) generally to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (2) Such rules may be general for all protected areas for the time being or may be special for any particular protected area or areas and may provide that any person committing a breach of any rule or of any condition of a license shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs. 5,000, and may further provide that, where the breach has been by the agent or servant of a licensee, the licensee himself shall be punishable.