Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958

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Act of Parliament of India Indian legislation

The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 is an Indian law that provides for the protection, preservation, and regulation of nationally important historical monuments and archaeological sites.

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Label	Occurrences
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 canonical	4
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959	3
Archaeological Survey of India Act, 1958	1

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Target entity: Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
Context triple: [Archaeological Survey of India, legalBasis, Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958]

A. Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 is a key UK law that provides for the protection, scheduling, and management of nationally important archaeological sites and historic monuments.
B. Historic Sites Act of 1935
The Historic Sites Act of 1935 is a U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites and laid the foundation for the modern National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Preservation programs.
C. Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
The Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 is Scottish legislation that established Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for caring for, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment.
D. Archaeological Resources Protection Act
The Archaeological Resources Protection Act is a U.S. federal law that safeguards archaeological sites and artifacts on public and Indian lands by regulating excavation and prohibiting unauthorized removal or damage.
E. Antiquities Act of 1906
The Antiquities Act of 1906 is a U.S. federal law that authorizes presidents to swiftly protect significant natural, cultural, and historic sites by designating them as national monuments.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
Target entity description: The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 is an Indian law that provides for the protection, preservation, and regulation of nationally important historical monuments and archaeological sites.

A. Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 is a key UK law that provides for the protection, scheduling, and management of nationally important archaeological sites and historic monuments.
B. Historic Sites Act of 1935
The Historic Sites Act of 1935 is a U.S. federal law that established national policy for preserving historic sites and laid the foundation for the modern National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Preservation programs.
C. Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014
The Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 is Scottish legislation that established Historic Environment Scotland as the lead public body for caring for, promoting, and managing Scotland’s historic environment.
D. Archaeological Resources Protection Act
The Archaeological Resources Protection Act is a U.S. federal law that safeguards archaeological sites and artifacts on public and Indian lands by regulating excavation and prohibiting unauthorized removal or damage.
E. Antiquities Act of 1906
The Antiquities Act of 1906 is a U.S. federal law that authorizes presidents to swiftly protect significant natural, cultural, and historic sites by designating them as national monuments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of India ⓘ Indian legislation ⓘ
administeredBy	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ Ministry of Culture, Government of India ⓘ
amendedBy	Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010 ⓘ
appliesTo	whole of India ⓘ
basisFor	declaration of centrally protected monuments ⓘ
category	heritage law of India ⓘ
contains	penal provisions for damage to protected monuments ⓘ provisions for compulsory acquisition ⓘ provisions for entry and inspection ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
defines	ancient monument ⓘ antiquity ⓘ archaeological site and remains ⓘ protected area ⓘ protected monument ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of India ⓘ
establishes	regulatory framework for construction near protected monuments ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ
legalDomain	public law ⓘ
legalStatus	central law ⓘ
protects	certain categories of antiquities ⓘ nationally important ancient monuments ⓘ nationally important archaeological sites and remains ⓘ
providesFor	acquisition of rights in a protected monument ⓘ control of construction in protected areas ⓘ declaration of monuments as of national importance ⓘ maintenance of protected monuments ⓘ protection of antiquities ⓘ regulation of archaeological excavations ⓘ
purpose	preservation of archaeological sites and remains ⓘ protection of ancient monuments ⓘ regulation of archaeological excavations ⓘ
relatedTo	Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 ⓘ Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Archaeological Survey of India Act, 1958
scope	monuments and sites of national importance ⓘ
shortName	AMASR Act, 1958 ⓘ
subjectMatter	archaeology ⓘ cultural heritage protection ⓘ heritage conservation ⓘ
yearEnacted	1958 ⓘ

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Archaeological Survey of India → legalBasis → Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959

Monument of National Importance (India) → legalBasis → Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959

Directorates of Archaeology → usesLegalFramework → Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 → relatedTo → Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archaeological Survey of India Act, 1958

Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 → relatedTo → Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 ⓘ

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