Section 2 in Kerala Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1968
2. Definitions.
- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,"(a)"ancient monument" means any structure, erection or monument, or any tumulus or place of internment, or any cave, rock- sculpture, inscription or monolith, which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest and which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years and includes(i)the remains of an ancient monument,(ii)the site of an ancient monument,(iii)such portion of land adjoining the site of an ancient monument as may he required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving such monument, and(iv)the means of access to, and convenient inspection of, an ancient monument, but does not include any ancient or historical monument declared by or under any law made by Parliament to be of national importance;(b)"antiquity" includes(i)any coin, sculpture, manuscript, epigraph or other work of art or craftsmanship,(ii)any article, object or thing detached from a building or cave.(iii)any article, object or thing illustrative of science, art, crafts, literature, religion, customs, morals or politics in bygone ages,(iv)any article, object or thing of historical interest, and(v)any article, object or thing declared by the Government, by notification, to be an antiquity for the purposes of this Act, which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years;(c)"archaeological officer" means an officer of the Department of Archaeology of the Government not lower in rank than an epigraphic assistant;(d)"archaeological sites and remains" means any area which contains or is reasonably believed to contain ruins or relies of historical or archaeological importance which have been in existence for not less than one hundred years, and includes"(i)such portion of land adjoining the area as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving it, and(ii)the means of access to, and convenient inspection of, the area, but does not include any archaeological site or remains declared by or under any law made by Parliament to be of national importance;(e)"Director" means the Director of Archaeology and includes any officer authorised by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Director under this Act;(f)"maintain" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes the fencing, covering in, repairing, restoring and cleansing of a protected monument, and the doing of any act which may be necessary for the purpose of preserving a protected monument or of securing convenient access thereto;(g)"notification" means a notification published in the Gazette;(h)"owner" includes "(i)a joint owner invested with powers of management on behalf of himself and other joint owners and the successor-in-title of any such owner; and(ii)any manager or trustee exercising powers of management and the successor-in-office of any such manager or trustee;(i)"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;(j)"protected area" means any archaeological site and remains which is declared to be a protected area by or under this Act;(k)"protected monument" means an ancient monument which is declared to be a protected monument by or under this Act.Protection of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological sites and remains
