(1) Where the Government is of opinion that any ancient monument or archaeological site and remains, which has not been declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance, requires protection under this Act, it may, by notification, give two months‟ notice of its intention to declare such ancient monument or archaeological site and remains to be protected monument or a protected area, as the case may be, and a copy of every such notification shall be affixed in a conspicious place near the monument or the site and remains, as the case may be.
(2) Any person interested in any such ancient and historical monument or archaeological site and remains may, within two months after the issue of the notification under sub-section (1), object to the declaration of the monument or the archaeological site and remains to be a protected monument or a protected area.
(3) On the expiry of the said period of two months the Government may, after considering the objections, if any, received by it, declare, by notification, the ancient monument or the archaeological site and remains, as the case may be, to be a protected monument or a protected area.
(4) A notification published under sub-section (3) shall, unless and until it is withdrawn, be conclusive evidence of the fact that the ancient monument or the archaeological site and remains, to which it relates, is a protected monument or a protected area for the purposes of this Act.
CHAPTER III Protected Monuments