REGISTERED No. D. 221
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 25]NEW DELHI,FRIDAY,AUGUST 29,1958/BHADRA 7,1880
MINISTRY OF LAW
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 29th August.1958/Bhadra 7, 1880 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 28th August, 1958, and is hereby published for general information:—
THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHÆOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS ACT, 1958
No. 24 of 1958
[28th August, 1958]
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
Preliminary
Short title, extent and commencement.1. (1) This Act may be called the Ancient Monuments and Archæological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
(2) It extends to the whole of India, but sections 22, 24, 25 and 26 shall not apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
Definitions.2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,(155)