Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(l) A protected monument or archaeological site and remains maintained by the State Government which is a place of worship or shrine shall not be used for any purpose inconsistent with its character. (2) Where the State Government has acquired a protected monument or archaeological site and remains under Section 12 or where the State Archaeological Officer has purchased or taken a lease of protected monument or archaeological site and remains under section 5, and such monument or archaeological site and remains, or any part thereof is used for religious worship or observances by any community, the Collector shall make due provision for the protection of such monument or archaeological site and remains or part thereof from pollution or desecration- (i) by prohibiting entry therein, except, in accordance with the conditions prescribed with the concurrence of persons if any, in religious charge of the said monument, or archaeo- logical site and remains, or part thereof, of any person not entitled to enter by the religious usages of the community by which the monument or archaeological site and remains or part thereof is used ; or (ii) by taking such other action as he may think necessary in this behalf. Relinquishment 16. With the sanction of the State Government the State Archaeological of rights. Officer may : (a) where rights have been acquired by the State Government in respect of any manument or archaeological site and remains under this Act by virtue of any sale, lease, gift or will, relinquish by notification, in the Official Gazette, the rights so acquired to the person who would for the time being be the owner of the monument or archaeological site and remains if such rights had not been acquired ; or (b) relinquish any guardianship of a monument or archaeo- logical site and remains which he has assumed under this Act. 699 4 4 4 4 4I i . 4 4 . Ii4 4 44 J 44 4 4 4 Protection of place of worship from pollution, misuse, dese- cration etc. Provided that no contribution received under this Section shall be applied to any purpose other than the purpose for which it was contributed.