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ACT X OF 2010 ACT X OF 2010 BALOCHISTAN CULTURE HERITAGE PRESERVATION ACT, 2010 An Act to make provision for preservation and protection of ancient places and objects of architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, ethnological, anthropological and national interest in the Province of Balochistan, [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 13th July, 2010] No.PAB/Legis:V(11)/2010, dated 5-7-2010.---The Balochistan Cultural Heritage Preservation Bill, 2010 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 1st July, 2010 and assented to by the Governor, Balochistan on 5th July, 2010 is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. Preamble.---Whereas it is expedient to preserve and protect ancient places and object of architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, ethnological, anthropological, and national interest in the Province of Balochistan and for the matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows: 9. Owners under Disability.---(1) If the owner is unable by reason of infancy or other disability to act for himself, the person legally entitled to act on his behalf may exercise the powers conferred upon as owners under section 8. (2) If it is apprehended that any person intends to destroy, remove, alter deface or imperil the protected heritage or to build on or near the site thereof in contravention of the terms of an agreement for its preservation under section' 8, the committee may make an order prohibiting any such contravention. (3) If an owner or other person who is bound by an agreement for the preservation or maintenance of a Protected Heritage under section, 8 refuse to do any act which it in neglects (sic.) to do any such act within such reasonable time as may be fixed by the Committee may authorize any person to do any such act, and the expense of doing any such act or such portion of the expense as the owner may be liable to pay under the agreement may be recovered from the owner as if it were an arrear of land-revenue. (4) A person aggrieved by an order under this section may appeal to the Government within thirty days from the date of order; on such appeal the Government may pass order either to cancel the same or to modify it; and the decision of the Government thereon shall be final.