(1) This Act may be called the 2Telangana Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1960.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of 2Telangana.
(3) It shall come into force on such 3date as the State Government may, by notification in the 2Telangana Gazette, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) ‘ancient monument’ means any structure, erection or monument or any tumulus or place of interment, or any cave, rock-sculpture, inscription or monolith, which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest and which has been in existence for not less than 4[seventy five years] and includes-
(i) the remains of an ancient monument;
1. The Andhra Pradesh Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1960 in force in the combined State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Telangana Adaptation of Laws Order, 2016, issued in G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
2. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
3. Came into force on 15th September, 1960.
4. Substituted by Act No.19 of 2001.
Short title, extent and commencement.
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(ii) the site of an ancient monument,
(iii) such portion of land adjoining the site of an ancient monument as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving such monument, and
(iv) the means of access to, and convenient, inspection of, an ancient monument but does not include any ancient or historical monument declared by or under law made by Pariiament to be of national importance;
(b) ‘antiquity’ includes-
(i) any coin, sculpture, manuscript, epigraph, or other work of art or craftsmanship,
(ii) any article, object or thing detached from a building or cave,
(iii) any article, object or thing illustrative of science, art, crafts, literature, religion, customs, morals or politics in bygone ages,
(iv) any article, object or thing, of historical interest, and
(v) any article, object or, thing declared by the Government; by notification in the Telangana Gazette, to be an antiquity for the purposes of this Act, which has been in existence for not less than 5[seventy five years];
5. Substituted by Act No.19 of 2001.
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(c) ‘archaeological officer’ means any officer of the Department of Archaeology of the Government not lower in rank than Assistant Director of Archreology;
(d) ‘archaeological site and remains’ means any area which contains or is reasonably believed to contain ruins or relics of historical or archaeological importance which have been in existence for not less than 6[seventy five years], and includes-
(i) such portion of land adjoining the area as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving it, and
(ii) the means of access to, and convenient inspection of the area;
but does not include any archaeological site or remains declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance;
(e) ‘Director’ means the Director of Archaeology and includes any officer authorised by the Government to perform the duties of the Director;
(f) ‘Government’ means the Government of 7Telangana;
(g) ‘maintain’ with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes the fencing, covering in, repairing, restoring and cleansing of a protected monument, and the doing of any act which may be necessary for the purpose of preserving a protected monument or of securing, convenient access thereto;
6. Substituted by Act No.19 of 2001.
7. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
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(h) ‘owner’ includes-
(i) a joint owner invested with powers of management on behalf of himself and other joint owners and the successor-in-title of any such owner; and
(ii) any manager or trustee exercising powers of management and the sucessor-in-office of any such manager or trustee;
(i) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) ‘protected area’ means any archaeological site and remains which is declared to be a protected area by or under this Act;
(k) ‘Protected monument’ means an ancient or historical monument which is declared to be a protected monument by or under this Act.
PROTECTION OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS
3. All ancient and historical monuments and all archaeological sites and remains which have been declared by the 8[Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 (Central Act 7 of 1904), or the 9Hyderabad Ancient Monuments Preservation Act (Hyderabad Act VIII of 1337 F.), to be protected monuments but which have not been declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national
8. Shall Cease to have effect in the State of Andhra Pradesh to certain extent. See section 39 (2) of the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1960 (Telangana Act VII of 1960).
The Act VII of 1960 has been adapted to the State of Telangana vide.
G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
9. Repealed by section 39 (1) ibid.
Certain ancient monuments, etc., deemed to be protected monuments or areas.
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