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The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958

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Section 30Penalties

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Section 30: Penalties

30. Penalties

(1)

Whoever—

(i)

destroys, removes, injures, alters, defaces, imperils or misuses a protected monument, or

(ii)

being the owner or occupier of a protected monument, contravenes an order made under sub-section (1) of section 9 or under sub-section (1) of section 10, or

(iii)

removes from a protected monument any sculpture carving, image, bas-relief, inscription, or other like object, or

(iv)

does any act in contravention of sub-section (1) of section 19, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with [imprisonment which may extend to two years], or with [fine which may extend to one lakh rupees], or with both.

(2)

Any person who moves any antiquity in contravention of a notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 25 shall be punishable with [imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both]; and the court convicting a person of any such contravention may by order direct such person to restore the antiquity to the place from which it was moved.

Amendment notes (3)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 16-6-1992 . Subs. by Act 10 of 2010, s. 8, for "imprisonment which may extend to three months" (w.e.f. 16-6-1992).
  2. Subs w.e.f. 16-6-1992 . Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "fine which may extend to five thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 16-6-1992).
  3. Subs w.e.f. 16-6-1992 . Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "fine which may extend to five thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 16-6-1992).