Section 1 in The West Bengal Preservation Of Historical Monuments And Objects And Excavation Of Archaeological Sites Act, 1957.
1. Short title, extent, commencement and application.
(1)This Act may be called the West Bengal Preservation of Historical Monuments and Objects and Excavation of Archaeological Sites Act, 1957.(2)It extends to the whole of West Bengal.(3)It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.(4)Nothing in this Act shall apply to -(a)ancient or historical monuments or archaeological sites or remains declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance; or(b)any ancient monuments or antiquities to which the ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904, applies on the date of the commencement of this Act or is made applicable after such date.
