Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Act came into force w. e. f. 1-5-1981 vide Not. No. WLP (3) 5/75-11 dated 15-4-1981 published in R. H. P. Extra, dated 27-4-1981 p. 291-292. 4 H.P. ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS ACT, 1976 historical or archaeological importance which have been in existence for not less than one hundred years, and includes- (i) such portion of land adjoining the area as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving it, and (ii) the means of access to and convenient inspection of the area; but does not include any archaeological site or remains declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance; (e) "director" means the Director of Archaeology and includes any other officer authorised by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Director under this Act; (f) "Government" means the Government of Himachal Pradesh; (g) "maintain", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes the fencing, covering in, repairing, restoring and organising of a protected monument, and the doing of any act which may be necessary for the purpose of preserving a protected monument or for securing convenient access thereto; (h) "owner" includes- (i) a joint owner invested with powers of management on behalf of himself and other joint owners and the successor-in-title of any such owner, and (ii) any manager or trustee exercising powers of management and the successor-in-office of any such manager or trustee; (i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (j) "protected area" means any archaeological site and remains which is declared to be protected area by or under this Act; and (k) "protected monument" means an ancient or historical monument which is declared to be a protected monument by or under this Act. PROTECTION OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS