Whoever does any act in contravention of the provisions of this chapter, for which contravention no punishment is provided for elsewhere therein, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.
27. Regulation of excavations in protected areas –
(1) The State Government may make rules –
(a) prescribing the authorities by whom licenses to excavate for archaeological and historical purpose in a protected area may be granted ;
(b) regulating the conditions on which such licenses may be granted the form of such licenses and the taking of security from licensees;
(c) prescribing the manner in which antiquities found by a licensee shall be disposed of;
and
(d) generally to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(2) Such rules may be general for all protected areas for the time being or may be special for any particular protected area or areas and may provide that any person committing a breach of any rule or of any condition of a license shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, and may further provide that, where the breach has been by the agent or servant of a licensee, the licensee himself shall be punishable.
CHAPTER IV Protected Antiquities
28. Power of Government to control movement of protected antiquities –
(1) If the State Government considers that any protected antiquities or class of protected antiquities ought not to be moved from the place where they are without the sanction of the State Government, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any such protected antiquity or any class of such protected antiquities shall not be moved except with the written permission of the Director.
(2) Every application for permission under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and contain such particulars as may be prescribed.
(3) Any person aggrieved by an order refusing permission may appeal to the State Government whose decision shall be final.
(4) Any person who moves any protected antiquity in contravention of a notification issued under sub-section (1) shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
(5) If the owner of any property proves, to the satisfaction of the State Government, that he has suffered any loss or damage by reason of the inclusion of such property in a notification issued under sub-section (1), the State Government may –
(a) exempt such property from the said notification, or
(b) purchase such property at its market value, or
(c) pay compensation for any loss or damage sustained by the owner of such property.
29. Purchase of protected antiquities by Government –
(1) If the State Government apprehends that any antiquity mentioned in a notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 28 is in danger of being destroyed, injured, mutilated, defaced, altered, removed, dispersed, misused or allowed to fall into decay or is of opinion that by reason of its historical or archaeological or artistic importance it is desirable to preserve such antiquity in a public place, the State Government may make an order for the compulsory purchase of such antiquity at its market value and the Collector shall thereupon give notice to the owner of the antiquity to be purchase.
Provided that the power of purchase given by this sub-section shall not extend to any image or symbol actually used for bonafide religious observations.
(2) Where a notice of compulsory purchase is issued under sub-section (1) in respect of any antiquity such antiquity shall vest in the State Government with effect from the date of the notice.
CHAPTER-V Miscellaneous
30. Constitution of an Advisory Board –
(1) For the purpose of advising the State Government in the matter of the preservation, maintenance, upkeep, protection, acquisition, regulation and control of ancient or historical monuments, archaeological sites and antiquities in the State, the State Government may constitute an Advisory Board under the name of the Rajasthan Board for ancient Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Antiquities.
(2) The constitution of the Advisory Board and the procedure regarding its work shall be such as may be prescribed.