If the Central Government apprehends that a protected monument is in danger of being destroyed, injured, misused, or allowed to fall into decay, it may acquire the protected monument under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894), as if the maintenance of the protected monument were a public purpose within the meaning of that Act.
Section 13: Acquisition of protected monuments.
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958Central Act · Act 24 of 1958
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Section | 13 |
| Marginal note | Acquisition of protected monuments. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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