Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Maintenance of certain protected monuments – (1) The State Government shall maintain every monument which has been acquired under section 12 or in respect of which any of the rights mentioned in section 14 have been acquired. (2) When the Director has assumed or accepted the guardianship of a protected monument under section 4, he shall, for the purpose of the maintenance and upkeep of such monument, have access to the monument at all reasonable times, by himself and by his agents, subordinates and workmen, for the purpose of inspecting and repairing the monument and for the purpose of bringing such materials and doing such acts as he may consider necessary or desirable for the maintenance and upkeep thereof. "13A. Power to enter into agreement for the maintenance of certain monument.- (1) The State Government may, for the purposes of maintenance of a monument falling under section 13, enter into an agreement with any person, firm or trust on such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may be specified in the agreement. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 20A, the person, firm or trust referred to in sub-section (1) shall be entitled to collect and retain the whole or such portion of the fee leviable under section 20A and for such period, as may be agreed upon between the State Government and such person, firm or trust, having regard to the expenditure involved in the maintenance of the monument and collection of fee, interest on the capital invested, reasonable return on the investment and the volume of visitors".