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Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958

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1Short title, extent and commencementView Details
10Power to make order prohibiting contravention of agreement under section 6View Details
11Enforcement of agreementsView Details
12Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by ownerView Details
13Acquisition of protected monumentsView Details
14Maintenance of certain protected monumentsView Details
15Voluntary contributionsView Details
16Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecrationView Details
17Relinquishment of Government rights in a monumentView Details
18Right of access to protected monumentsView Details
19Restrictions on enjoyment of property rights in protected areasView Details
2DefinitionsView Details
20Power to acquire protected areaView Details
21Excavations in protected areasView Details
22Excavations in areas other than protected areasView Details
23Compulsory purchase of antiquities, etc., discovered during excavation operationsView Details
24Excavations, etc., for archaeological purposesView Details
25Power of Central Government to control moving of antiquitiesView Details
26Purchase of antiquities by Central GovernmentView Details
27Compensation for loss or damageView Details
28Assessment of market value or compensationView Details
29Delegation of powersView Details
3Certain ancient monuments, etc., deemed to be of national importanceView Details
30PenaltiesView Details
31Jurisdiction to try offencesView Details
32Certain offences to be cognizableView Details
33Special provision regarding fineView Details
34Recovery of amounts due to the GovernmentView Details
35Ancient monuments, etc.View Details
36Power to correct mistakes, etcView Details
37Protection of action taken under the ActView Details
38Power to make rulesView Details
39Repeals and savingsView Details
4Power of Central Government to declare ancient monuments, etc., to be of national importanceView Details
5Acquisition of rights in a protected monumentView Details
6Preservation of protected monument by agreementView Details
7Owners under disability or not in possessionView Details
8Application of endowment to repair a protected monumentView Details
9Failure or refusal to enter into an agreementView Details

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