Section 5(2) in The West Bengal Preservation Of Historical Monuments And Objects And Excavation Of Archaeological Sites Act, 1957.
(2)An agreement under this section may provide for the following matters, or for such of them as it may be found expedient to include in the agreement, namely:(a)the maintenance of the monument;(b)the custody of the monument, and the duties of any person who may be employed to watch it;(c)the restriction of the owner's right to destroy, injure, alter, mutilate, deface, remove or disperse or to allow to fall into decay the monument or to build on or near the site of the monument;(d)the facilities of access to be permitted to the public and to persons deputed by the owner or the Collector to inspect or maintain the monument;(e)the notice to be given to the State Government in case the land on which the monument is situated is offered for sale by the owner, and the right to be reserved to the State Government to purchase such land, or any specified portion of such land, at its market-value;(f)the payment of any expenses incurred by the owner or by the State Government in connection with the preservation of the monument;(g)the proprietary or other rights which are to vest in the State Government in respect of the monument when any expenses are incurred by the State Government in connection with the preservation of the monument;(h)the appointment of an authority to decide any dispute arising out of the agreement; and(i)any matter connected with the preservation of the monument which is a proper subject of agreement between the owner and the State Government.
