With the sanction of the Central Government, the Director-General may,--
(a) where rights have been acquired by the Director-General in respect of any monument under this Act by virtue of any sale, lease, gift or will, relinquish, by notification in the Official Gazette, the rights so acquired to the person who would for the time being be the owner of the monument if such rights had not been acquired; or
(b) relinquish any guardianship of a monument which he has assumed under this Act.
(a) where rights have been acquired by the Director-General in respect of any monument under this Act by virtue of any sale, lease, gift or will, relinquish, by notification in the Official Gazette, the rights so acquired to the person who would for the time being be the owner of the monument if such rights had not been acquired; or
(b) relinquish any guardianship of a monument which he has assumed under this Act.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Construction of references to any law not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.Section 3 · Certain ancient monuments, etc., deemed to be of national importance.Section 4 · Power of Central Government to declare ancient monuments, etc., to be of national importance.Section 4A · Categorisation and classification in respect of ancient monuments or archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance under sections 3 and 4.Section 5 · Acquisition of rights in a protected monument.Section 6 · Preservation of protected monument by agreement.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 14 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.