Section 7 in The West Bengal Preservation Of Historical Monuments And Objects And Excavation Of Archaeological Sites Act, 1957.
7. Enforcement of agreement.
(1)If the Collector apprehends that the owner or occupier of a monument intends 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 thereof in contravention of the terms of an agreement for its preservation under section 5, the Collector may make an order prohibiting any such contravention of the agreement.(2)If an owner or other person who is bound by an agreement for the preservation or maintenance of a monument under section 5 refuses or neglects to do any act which is in the opinion of the Collector necessary for such preservation or maintenance, within such reasonable time as may be fixed by the Collector, the Collector may authorise any person to do any such act, and the expense of doing any such act or such portion of the expense as the owner may be liable to pay under the agreement may be recovered from the owner as if it were an arrear of land land-revenue.(3)A person aggrieved by an order made under this section may appeal to the Commissioner, who may cancel or modify if and whose decision shall be final.
