Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Subject to the provisions of section 24 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958), an archaeological officer or any person holding a licence granted in this behalf under this Act (hereinafter referred to as "the licensee") may, after giving notice in writing to the Collector and the owner, enter upon and make excavations in any protected area.