Ancient Monuments Preservation Act : ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT Indian Bare Acts :

Ancient Monuments Preservation Act,1904

Act No : 7

Section : ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT

SECTION 07: ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT
- (1) If the Collector apprehends that the owner or occupier of a monument intends to destroy, remove, alter, deface, or imperil the monument or to build on or near the site thereof in contravention of the terms of an agreement for its preservation undersection 5-, the Collector may make an order prohibiting any such contravention of the agreement.
(2) If an owner or other person who is bound by an agreement for the preservation or maintenance of a monument undersection 5-, refuses to do any act which is in the opinion of the Collector necessary to such preservation or maintenance, or neglects to do any such act within such reasonable time as may be fixed by the Collector, the Collector may authorize any person to do any such act, and the expense of doing any such act or such portion of the expenses as the owner may be liable to pay under the agreement may be recovered from the owner as if it were an arrear of land-revenue.
(3) A person aggrieved by an order made under this section may appeal to the Commissioner, who may cancel or modify it and whose decision shall be final.