The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
* * * NOTIFICATION Bangalore, dated the 8th August 1966 [No. ED 16 SAR 64] S.O. 5121.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Mysore Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1961 (Mysore Act 7 of 1962), the Government of Mysore hereby appoints the 15th August 1966 as the date on which the said Act shall come into force.
By Order and in the name of the Governor of Mysore, (B.R. VERMA) Secretary.
(Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2-C(ii), dated 25th August 1966 at page. 3045.)
**** KARNATAKA ACT NO. 35 OF 2024 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 12 th day of August, 2024) THE KARNATAKA ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2024 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 8th day of August, 2024) An Act to amend the Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act, 1961.
Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act, 1961, (Karnataka Act 7 of 1962) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy fifth year of the Republic of India as follows:
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Act, 2024.
(2)It shall come into force at once.
2. Substitution of expression.- In the Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act, 1961 (Karnataka Act 7 of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) for the word “Director”, where ever it occur the word “Commissioner”, shall be substituted.
3. Amendment of section 15.- In the Principal Act, in section 15,-
(i) the existing clause shall be numbered as clause (1) ; and
(ii) after clause (1) as so numbered the following shall be inserted, namely:- “ (2) A Company or Firm or Limited Liability Partnership concern (LLP) or a Partnership Firm, interested Societies or Cooperative Societies, Trusts or Non- Governmental Organisations or interested individuals are eligible to be empanelled as „Smaraka Mitras‟ to adopt Ancient Monuments and Archaeological sites and remains, Heritage buildings and Heritage areas across Karnataka for conservation, preservation, restoration and annual maintenance, development of tourist basic and advance amenities under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme as per the stipulated guidelines or terms and conditions set forth by the Government of Karnataka and issued thereon from time to time by the way of Notification under the scheme of Adopt a Monument”.
4. Amendment of section 26.- In the Principal Act, in section 26, in sub- section (1), in clause (iv), for the words “ three months” the words “two years” and for the words “two thousand rupees” the words “Rupees one lakh” shall be substituted.
5. Amendment of section 31.- In the Principal Act, in section 31, in sub-section (3),-
(i) in clause (i) for the words “ three months” the words “two years” and for the words “two thousand rupees” the words “Rupees one lakh” shall be substituted; and
(ii) in clause (ii) for the words “five hundred rupees” the words “Rupees one lakh” shall be substituted.
By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, G. Sridhar Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation