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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 ANCIENT MONUMENTS [10A. Power of Central Government to control mining, etc., near ancient monument.-----‑( S. 10A ins. by the Ancient Monuments Preservation (Amdt.) Act, 1932 (18 of 1932), s 2.)(1) If the (Subs. by A. O., 1937, for "L. G.".)[Central Government] is of opinion that mining, quarrying, excavating, blasting and other operations of a like nature should be restricted or regulated for the purpose of protecting or preserving any ancient monument, the (Subs. by A. O., 1937, for "L. G.".)[Central Government] may, by notification in the (Subs. ibid., for "local official Gazette".)[official Gazette], make rules‑ (a) fixing the boundaries of the area to which the rules are to apply, (b) forbidding the carrying on of mining, quarrying, excavating, blasting or any operation of a like nature except in accordance with the rules and with the terms of a licence, and (c) prescribing the authority by which, and the terms on which, licences may be granted to carry on any of the side operations. (2) The power to make rules given by this section is subject to the condition of the rules being made after previous publica tion. (3) A rule made under this section may provide that any person committing a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. (4) If any owner or occupier of land included in a notifica tion under sub‑section (1) proves to the satisfaction of the (Subs. by A. O., 1937, for "L. G.".)[Cent ral Government] that he has sustained loss by reason of such land being so included, the (Subs. by A. O., 1937, for "L. G.".)[Central Government] shall pay com pensation in respect of such loss.]