(1) This act may be called the U.P. Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains preservation Act, 1956.
(2) It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
Definitions 2. In this Act, unless there ill anything repugnant in the subject or context, any reference to ancient or historical monument, or archaeological site or remains, shall mean ancient or historical monument or archaeological sites or remains other than those declared by the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Declaration of National Importance) Act, 1951, to be of national importance.
Re-enactment and application of Act VII of 1904 to ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains
3. The provisions of the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904, as set out in Schedule I with the modifications mentioned in Schedule II, are hereby re-enacted and shall apply and be always deemed to have applied to ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains in Uttar Pradesh.
1. For Statement of objects and reasons, see U. P. Gazette, Extraordinary dated May 7, 1956.
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4. Any action taken or purported to be taken including any declaration, appointment., notification, order, instruction, direction, scheme, rule, regulation, form or certificate, made or issued or purported to be made or issued under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904, shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the said Act as reenacted and modified by this Act, continue in force and shall be deemed to have been taken, made or issued under the provisions so re-enacted, unless and until directed otherwise or superseded by anything done or any action taken under the provisions so re-enacted.
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SCHEDULE I [See Section 3] THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS PRESERVATION ACT, 1904 [ACT No. VII of 1904] (18 th March, 1904) (As Modified UP To The 25 th October, 1951) AN ACT to provide for the preservation of Ancient Monuments and Objects of Archaeological, Historical or Artistic Interest WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the preservation of ancient monuments, for the exercise of control over traffic in antiquities and over excavation in certain places, and for the protection and acquisition in certain cases of ancient monuments and of objects of archaeological, historical or artistic interest;
It is hereby enacted as follows:
Short title and extent
1. (1) This Act may be called the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904.
(2) It extends to the whole of India (except the States of Jammu and Kashmir).
Definitions 2. In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context--- --
(1) "ancient monument" means any structure, erection or monuments or any tumulus or place of interment, or any cave, rock-sculpture, inscription or monolith, which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest, or any remains thereof, and includes-
(a) the site of an ancient monument;
(b) such portion of land adjoining the site of an ancient monument as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise pre-serving such monument; and
(c) the means of access to and convenient inspection of an ancient monument;
(2) "antiquities" include any movable objects which the Central Government, by reason of their historical or archaeological associations may think it necessary to protect against injury, removal or dispersion;
(3) "Commissioner" includes any officer authorized by the Central Government to perform the duties of a Commissioner under this Act;
(4) "maintain" and "maintenance" include 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 or maintaining a protected monument or of securing convenient access thereto;
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(5) "land" includes a revenue-free estate, a revenue-paying estate, and a permanent transferable tenure, whether such an estate or tenure be subject to encumbrances or not; and
(6) "owner" include a joint owner invested with powers of management on behalf of himself and other joint owners, and any manager or trustee exercising powers of management over an ancient monument, and the successor in title of any such owner and the successor in office of any such manager or trustee;
Provided that nothing in this, Act shall be deemed to extend the powers which may lawfully be exercised by such manager or trustee.
Protected monuments