(i) The Commissioner shall laamtain every State- Maintea protected monument in respect of which the State Govern- anae of ineut acquired ̂ ny oi the rights mentioned in section 4 certain r.r which the State Government has acquired under section 10OA ' ■ protected (^) When the Comniissioner has accepted the guardian- Smts ship of a State-protected monument under section 4, he shall, for the purpose of maintaining such monument, have access to the monument at all reasonable times, by himself and by his agents, subordinates and workmen, for the purpose ofinspecting the monument, and for the purpose of bringintj* such materials and doing such acts as he may consider nece^ sary or desirable for the maintenance thereof.
Voluntary contribu tions.
8 The West Bengal Preservation of Historical Monuments and Objects and Excavation of Archaeological Sites Act,
1957.
£West Ben. Act fHistorical Monuments.—Sections 13^16.—Historical Objects.— Section 17.)
13, Tke Coiamissioner maj; receive voluntary contribu tions towards the cost of maintaining a State-protected monument and may give orders as to the management and application of any funds so received by bim;
Provided tbat no contribution received under this section shall be applied to any purpose other than the purpose for which it was contributed.
Belinquishmeat of Govemment rights in ft Stateprotected monument.
14. With the sanction of the State Government, the Commissioner may— {a) where rights have been acquired by the State Govern ment in respect of any State-protected monument tmder this Act by virtue of any sale, lease, gift, or will, relinquish the rights so acquired to the person who would for the time being be the owner of the monriment if such rights had not been acquired; or {h) relinquish any guardianship of a State-protected monument which he has accepted under this Act.
Bight of access to certain Stateprotected monu ments.
penalties.
power to State Govern ment to control moving or histoTicftl objects.
15i (i) Subject to such rules as may after previous publication be mad© by the State Government, the public shall have a right of access to any State-protected monument maintained by the State Government under this Act.
{2) In making any rule under sub-section {1) the State Government may provide that a breach of it shall be punisliable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.
16. Any person other than the owner who destroys, injures, alters, mutilates, defaces, removes or disperses or allows to fall into decay a State-protected monument main tained by the State Government under this Act or in respect of which an agreement has been executed under section 5, and any owner or occupier who contravenes an order made under section 7, sub-section (2), shall be punishable with, fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with imprison ment which may extend to three months, or with both.
Historical Objects.
17» (2) If tie State Government considers it necessary in the public interest that any historical object should not be moved from the place where it is without the sanction of the State Government, the State Government may, by notifica tion in Offtdal Gazette, direct that such historical object ghall not be moved unless with the written permission of the Collector.
A The West Bengal Preservation of Historical-Alonuvients and Objects and Efccavatlon of Archaeolofjical Sites Act, 1957.
XXXI of 1957.]
(Historical Objects.—Section 18.—Excavation of Archaeological Sites.—Section 19.)
(2) A person applying for tlie permission mentioned in siib-section (1) shall specify the historical object which he proposes to move, and shall furnish, in regard to such object, any information which the Collector may require.
(3) If the Collector refuses to grant such permission, the applicant may appeal to the Commissioner, whose decision shall be final.
(4) Any person, who moves any object in contravention of a notification issued under sub-section (1), shall he punish able with a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
(5) If the owner of any property proves to the satisfaction of the State Grovernment that he has suffered any loss or damage by reason of the inclusion of such property in a noti fication published under sub-section (1), the State Government shall either—
(a) exempt such property from the said notification;
(b) acquire such property, if it be movable, at its marJret-value; or
(c) pay compensation for any loss or damage sustained by the owner of such property, if it be immovable.