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Section 5: Acquisition of rights in a protected monument

The Himachal Pradesh Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaelogical Sites and Remains Act, 1976State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 32 of 1976

(1) The Director may, with the sanction of the Government, purchase, or take a lease of, accept a gift, or bequest of any protected monument 1 .

(2) Where a protected monument is without an owner, the Director may by notification assume the guardianship of the monument.

(3) The owner of any protected monument may, by written instrument, constitute the Director the guardian of the monument, and the Director may, with the sanction of the Government, accept such guardianship.

(4) When the Director has accepted the guardianship of a monument under sub-section (3), the owner shall, except as expressly provided in this Act, have the same estate, right, title and interest in and to the monument as if the Director had not been constituted a guardian thereof, and the provisions of this Act relating to agreements executed under section 6 shall apply to the written instrument executed under sub-section (3).

(5) Nothing in this section shall affect the use of any protected monument for customary religious observances.

1. Protected monuments declared vide Not. No. Bhashaka (3) 1/81-II dated 12 th February,1990, published in R.H.P. dated 10.3.1990, p. 218.

6 H.P. ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS ACT, 1976

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ActThe Himachal Pradesh Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaelogical Sites and Remains Act, 1976
Section5
Marginal noteAcquisition of rights in a protected monument
JurisdictionState of Himachal Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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