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    "id": 13863,
    "slug": "the-arunachal-pradesh-ancient-monuments-archaeological-sites-and-remains-preservation-act-1987-1987",
    "title": "The Arunachal Pradesh Ancient Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Remains Preservation Act, 1987",
    "short_title": "The Arunachal Pradesh Ancient Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Remains Preservation Act, 1987",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 4 of 1990)",
    "act_year": 1987,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Arunachal Pradesh",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Arunachal Pradesh Ancient Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Remains Preservation Act, 1987",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) \"ancient monument\" means any structure, erection or monument or any tumulus or place of internment 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 one hundred years, and includes-\n(i) the remains of an ancient monument,\n(ii) the site of an ancient monument,\n(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\n(iv) the means of assess to and convenient inspection of, an ancient monument;\n(b) \"antiquity\" includes-\n(i) any coin, sculpture, manuscript, epigraph or other works of art or craftsmanship,\n(ii) any article, object or thin detached from a building or cave,\n(iii) any article, object and thing illustrative of science, art, craft, literature, religion, customs, morals or politics in bygone ages.\n(iv) any article, object or thing of historical, interest, and\n(v) any article, object or thing declared by the Government, by notification in the official Gazette, to be an antiquity for the purposes of this Act, which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years;\n(c) \"Archaeological Officer\" means an officer of the Historical/Archaeological Section of the Department of Research, Government of Arunachal Pradesh and includes any officer authorised by the Government to perform the duties of the Archaeological Officer under this Act;\n(d) \"archaeological site and remains\" means any area which contains or is reasonably believed to contain ruins and relies of historical or archaeological importance, which have been in existence for not less than one hundred years, and includes-\n(i) such portion of land adjoining the area as may be required for fencing, covering in, or otherwise preserving it, and\n(ii) the means of access to and convenient inspection of, the area;\n(e) \"Government\" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh;\n(f) \"maintain\" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes the fencing, covering in, repairing, restoring and cleaning of a protected monument and the doing of any act which may be necessary for the purpose of a protected monument or of securing convenient access thereto;\n(g) \"owner\" includes-\n(i) a joint owner invested with power of management on behalf of himself and other owners and the successor-in-title of any such owner, and\n(ii) any manager or trustee exercising powers of management and the successor-in-office of any such manager or trustee;\n(h) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(i) \"protected area\" means any archaeological site and remains which is declared so by the Government under Section 3 of this Act;\n(j) \"protected monument\" means an ancient monument which is declared to be a protected monument under Section 5 of this Act.\nChapter II\nProtected Monuments and Protected Areas",
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        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Power to declare protected monuments or protected areas.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Acquisition of rights in or guardianship of protected monument.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Preservation of protected monument by agreement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the maintenance of the monument;\n(b) the custody of the monument and duties of any person who may be employed to watch it;\n(c) the restriction of the owner's right-\n(i) to use the monument for any purpose;\n(ii) to charge any fee for entry into or inspection of the monument;\n(iii) to destroy, remove, alter or deface the monument; or\n(iv) to build on or near the site of the monument;\n(d) the facilities of access to be permitted to the public or any section thereof or to Archaeological Officer to inspect or maintain the monument;\n(e) the notice to be given to the Government in case the land on which the monument is situated or any adjoining land is offered for sale by the owner, and the right to be reserved to the Government to purchase such land or any specified portion of such land, at its market value;\n(f) the payment of any expenses incurred by the owner or by the Government in connection with the maintenance of the monument;\n(g) the proprietary or other rights which are to vest with the Government in respect of the monument when any expenses are incurred by the Government in connection with the maintenance of the monument;\n(h) the appointment of an authority to decide any dispute arising out of the agreement; and\n(i) any other matter connected with the maintenance of the monument.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Owners under disability or not in possession.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Application of endowment to repair protected monument.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Failure or refusal to enter into agreement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Power to make order prohibiting contravention of agreement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Enforcement of agreement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instruments executed by owner.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Compulsory acquisition of protected monuments.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Maintenance of certain protected monuments.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Voluntary contributions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) by prohibiting the entry therein, except in accordance with the conditions prescribed with the concurrence of the person, if any, in religious charge of the said monument or part thereof any person, not entitled to enter by the religious usages of the community by which the monument or part thereof is used, or\n(b) by taking such action as it may think necessary in this behalf.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Relinquishment of rights in monuments by Government.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Right of access to certain protected monuments.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Right of access to certain protected monuments; restriction on enjoyment of rights in protected area.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Power to acquire protected areas.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter III\nArchaeological Excavations",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 18
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Excavations in protected areas.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 19
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Excavations in areas other than protected areas.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Compulsory purchase of antiquities, etc., discovered during excavation.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) as soon as may be practicable, examine such antiquities and submit a report to the Government in such manner and containing such particulars as may be prescribed;\n(b) at the conclusion of the excavation operations give notice in writing to the owner of the land from which such antiquities have been discovered of the nature of such antiquities.\nChapter IV\nProtection of Antiquities",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 21
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Power of Government to control moving of antiquities.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 22
        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Purchase of antiquities by the Government.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter V\nPrinciples of Compensation",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 23
        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Compensation for loss or damage.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 24
        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Assessment of market value or compensation.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 25
        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Delegation of powers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 26
        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Penalties.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) destroys, removes, injures, alters, defaces, imperils, or misuses a protected monument; or\n(ii) being the owner or occupier of a protected monument contravenes an order made under sub-section (1) of Section 8 or under sub-section (1) of Section 9;\n(iii) removes from a protected monument, any sculpture, carving, images, bas-relief, inscription or other like objects; or\n(iv) does any act in contravention of sub-section (1) of Section 18.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Jurisdiction to try offences.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 28
        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Certain offences to be cognisable.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 29
        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Special provision regarding fine.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 30
        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Recovery of amounts due to the Government.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 31
        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Protected monument which ceased to be such monument or area.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 32
        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Power to make rules.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the right of access of the public to a protected monument or area and the fee, if any, to be charged thereof;\n(b) the form and contents of the report of an Archaeological Officer under Clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 22;\n(c) the form in which application for permission under Section 18 or 24 may be made and particulars which excavation and other like operations for archaeological purposes may be carried on;\n[(f) the manner in which excavation and other like operations for archaeological purposes may be carried on;\n(g) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.]\n(i) in the case of a rule made with reference to Clause (a) of sub-section (2), with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both;\n(ii) in the case of rule made with reference to Clause (b) of sub-section (2) with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees;\n(iii) in the case of a rule made with reference to Clause (c) of sub-section (2), with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.",
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    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 8th February, 2020 [aru064]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 4 of 1990)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1987",
        "Short Title": "The Arunachal Pradesh Ancient Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Remains Preservation Act, 1987",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Arunachal Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}