Category: Institutions of National and Cultural Importance
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The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
Enactment Date: 28-08-1958
Act Year: 1958
Ministry: Ministry of Culture
Enforcement Date: 15-10-1959
Institutions of National and Cultural Importance
Short Title
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
Long Title
An Act to provide for the preservation of ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance, for the regulation of archaeological excavations and for the protection of sculptures, carvings and other like objects.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 28-08-1958
Act Year: 1958
Ministry: Ministry of Culture
Enforcement Date : 15-10-1959
Section 30C.
Crime: Any officer of the Central Government, permitting, concealing or conniving at any act or thing to construct or re-construct in a prohibited area or regulated area.
Section 30B.
Crime: Raising any construction in a regulated area without the previous permission of the competent authority.
Section 30B.
Crime: Raising any construction in a regulated area in contravention of the permission granted by the competent authority.
Section 30A
Crime: Raising any construction in the prohibited area after the President signs the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2010.
Section 30(2) r/w Section 25(1)
Crime: Moving any antiquity in contravention of a notification which directs against such movement without the permission of the Central Government.
Section 30(1)(iv) r/w Section 19(1)
Crime: Constructing any building within a protected area.
Section 30(1)(iv) r/w Section 19(1)
Crime: Carrying on any mining, quarrying, excavating, blasting or any operation of a like nature in a protected area.
Section 30(1)(iv) r/w Section 19(1)
Crime: Utilising a protected area or any part thereof in any other manner without the permission of the Central Government.
Section 30(1)(iii)
Crime: Removing from a protected monument any sculpture carving, image, bas-relief, inscription, or other like object.
Section 30(1)(ii) r/w Section 9(1)
Crime: Owner or occupier contravening any order issued by the Central Government for the maintenance of a protected monument after the owner refused to enter into an agreement for maintenance.
Section 30(1)(ii) r/w Section 10(1)
Crime: Owner or occupier contravening any order issued by the Director General prohibiting the contravention of any agreement made in respect of preservation of a protected monument.
Section 30(1)(i)
Crime: Destroying, removing, injuring, altering, defacing, misusing a protected monument.
The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904
Enactment Date: 18-03-1904
Act Year: 1904
Ministry: Ministry of Culture
Enforcement Date: 18-03-1904
Institutions of National and Cultural Importance
Short Title
The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904
Long Title
An Act to provide for the preservation of Ancient Monuments and of objects of archaeological, historical, or artistic interest.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 18-03-1904
Act Year: 1904
Ministry: Ministry of Culture
Enforcement Date : 18-03-1904
Section 18(4)
Crime: Moving sculptures, carvings, images, bas-reliefs, inscriptions or other like objects that are not be moved without the written permission of the Collector as per the Central Government's notification.
Section 17(2)
Crime: Bringing or taking any antiquities into or out of the territories which the central government apprehends are to the detriment of India or any neighbouring country
Section 16
Crime: Any person other than the owner, destroying, injuring, altering, defacing or imperiling a protected monument.
Section 16
Crime: Any person other than the owner, removing a protected monument.
Section 16 r/w Section 5
Crime: Owner destroying, injuring, altering, defacing or imperiling a monument which is maintained by the Central Government or in respect of which a preservation agreement has been executed.
Section 16 r/w Section 5
Crime: Owner removing a monument which is maintained by the Central Government or in respect of which a preservation agreement has been executed.
Section 16 r/w Section 7(1)
Crime: Contravening any order made by the Collector prohibiting the contravention of an agreement for preservation of a protected monument.