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Section 30: Penalties.

The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958Central Act · Act 24 of 1958

(1) Whoever--

(i) destroys, removes, injures, alters, defaces, imperils or misuses a protected monument, or

(ii) being the owner or occupier of a protected monument, contravenes an order made under sub-section (1) of section 9 or under sub-section (1) of section 10, or

(iii) removes from a protected monument any sculpture carving, image, bas-relief, inscription, or other like object, or

(iv) does any act in contravention of sub-section (1) of section 19,

shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with [imprisonment which may extend to two years], or with [fine which may extend to one lakh rupees], or with both.

(2) Any person who moves any antiquity in contravention of a notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 25 shall be punishable with [imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both]; and the court convicting a person of any such contravention may by order direct such person to restore the antiquity to the place from which it was moved.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
Section30
Marginal notePenalties.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 10 of 2010. . Subs. by Act 10 of 2010, s. 8, for "imprisonment which may extend to three months" (w.e.f. 16-6-1992).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "fine which may extend to five thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 16-6-1992).
  • substituted. . Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "fine which may extend to five thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 16-6-1992).

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