directions shall be the prohibited area in respect of such protected area or protected monument: Provided that the Central Government may, on the recommendation ... preparation of detailed site plans in respect of each protected area or protected monument or prohibited area or regulated area, the time within which such
includes the fencing, covering in, repairing, restoring and cleansing of a protected monument, and the doing of any act which may be necessary ... protected area" means any archaeological site and remains which is declared to be of national importance by or under this Act; (j) "protected monument" means
Section 3 in The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904
3. Protected ... monuments .-(1) The [Central Government] may, by notification in the [Official Gazette] [Substituted by A.O. 1937.] , declare an ancient monument to be a protected
directions shall be the prohibited area in respect of
such protected area or protected monument:
Provided that the Central Government may, on the
recommendation ... directions shall be the prohibited area
in respect of such protected area or protected monument. Not
only this, by virtue of proviso to Section
otherwise preserving such monument, and
(iv)the means of access to, and convenient inspection of an
ancient monument.
(i) “protected area” means any archaeological site ... ancient monument;
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(10) “Protected monument” means an ancient monument which
is declared to be protected by or under this Act.
4. Power
excavating, blasting or any operation of a like nature near a protected monument or the construction of buildings on land adjoining such monument ... licences; (c) the right of access of the public to a protected monument and the fee, if any, to be charged thereof; (ca) [ the categories
include the fencing, covering in, repairing, restoring and cleansing of a protected monument, and the doing of any act which may be necessary ... purpose of maintaining a protected monument or of securing convenient access thereto; (5) "land" includes a revenue-free estate, a revenue-paying estate
Whoever-
(i) destroys, removes, injures, alters, defaces, imperils or misuse a protected monument, or (ii) being the owner or occupier of a protected monument, contravenes ... section (1) of section 10, or (iii) removes from a protected monument any sculpture, carving, image, bas-relief, inscription, or other like object
Central Government], may purchase or take a lease of any protected monument.
(2) The Collector, with the like sanction, may accept a gift or bequest ... protected monument. (3) The owner of any protected monument may, by written instrument, constitute the Commissioner the guardian of the monument, and the Commissioner
ARMY.
........a) To declare the entire Red Fort Complex as protected monument
DG, ASI mentioned that it would be possible to declare the entire ... Fort complex as protected monument even if it is under the occupation of the Army for performing the ceremonial duties relating to Independence Day, Republic
