MAMASR Act 2अध्याय I · Preliminary

धारा 2 · Definitions

- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.

(a)

"ancient monuments" means any structure, erection or monument, or any tumulus or place of internment, or any cave, rock sculpture, inscription or monolith, which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest and which has been in existence for not less than seventy five years, and includes-

(i)the remains of an ancient monument.

(ii)the site of an ancient monument.

(iii)such portion of land adjoining the site of an ancient monument as may require for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving such monument; and

(iv)the means of access to, and convenient inspection of, an ancient monument;

(b)

"Antiquity" includes-

(i)any coin, sculpture, manuscript, epigraph, or other work of art or craftsmanship,

(ii)any article, object or thing detached from a building or cave,

(iii)any article, object or thing illustrative or science, art, crafts, literature, religion, customs, morals or politics in bygone ages,

(iv)any article, object or thing of historical interest, and

(v)any article, object or thing declared by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to be an antiquity for the purposes of this Act, which has been in existence for not less than seventy five years;

(c)

"archaeological officer" means an officer of the Department of Art and Culture of the Government of Mizoram, not lower in rank than an Assistant Director;

(d)

"archaeological site and remains" means any area which contains or is reasonably believed to contain ruins or relies of historical or archaeological importance which have been in existence for not less than seventy five years, and includes-

(i)such portion of land adjoining the area as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving it, and

(ii)the means of access to, and convenient inspection of, the area;

(e)

"Director" means Director of Art and Culture, Government of Mizoram;

(f)

"maintain" with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes the fencing, covering in, repairing, restoring and cleansing of a protected monument, and the doing of any act which may be necessary for the purpose of preserving a protected monument or securing convenient access there to;

(g)

"Owner" includes-

(i)a joint owner invested with powers of management on behalf of himself and other joint owners and the successor-in-title of any such owner; and

(ii)any manager or trustee exercising powers of management and the successor-in-office of any such manager of trustee;

(h)

"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(i)

"protected area" means any archaeological site and remains which is declared to be of national importance by or other this act;

(j)

"protected monument" means an ancient monuments which is declared to be of natural importance by or under this Act;

(k)

"State Government" means the State Government of Mizoram.

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