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THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS PRESERVATION ACT, THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS PRESERVATION ACT, 1904. ACT No. VII of 1904 [18th March, 1904] An Act to provide for the preservation of Ancient Monuments and objects of archaeological, historical or artistic interest. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the preservation of ancient monuments, for the exercise of control over traffic in antiquities and over excavation in certain places, and for the pro tection and acquisition in certain cases of ancient monuments and of objects of archaeological, historical or artistic interest [1A. Declaration ( S. 1A ins. by the Ancient Monuments Preservation (Arndt.) Ordinance 1962 (33 of 1962), s. 2.)It is hereby declared that the ancient monuments to which this Act relates are ancient and historical monuments of national importance.]