Punjab Ancient And Historical Monuments And Archaeological Sites and Cultural Heritage Maintenance Board Act, 2013

No: 29 Dated: Apr, 15 2013

THE PUNJAB ANCIENT, HISTORICAL MONUMENTS, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE MAINTENANCE BOARD ACT, 2013

(Punjab Act No. 29 of 2013)

    An Act to provide for the establishment of the Punjab Ancient, Historical Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Cultural Heritage Maintenance Board with a view to provide for a dedicated Fundfor the conservation and preservation of the protected and unprotected built heritage of the State as well as operation and maintenance and upkeep thereof and funding for heritage memorials to be created/constructed as well as ‘ operation and maintenance thereof in the State through collection of Cultural Cess and the matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.

    BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Sixty-fourth Year ofthe Republic of India as follows :-

1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Ancient, Historical Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Cultural Heritage Maintenance Board Act, 2013

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “Act” means the Punjab Ancient, Historical Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Cultural Heritage Maintenance Board Act;

(b) “Ancient and Historical Monuments” means the Ancient and Historical Monuments as defined in the Punjab Ancient and Historical Monuments andArchaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1964;

(c) “Board” means the Punjab Ancient, Historical Monu Archaeological Sites and Cultural Heritage Maintenance Board established under section 3;

(d) “Fund” means the Cultural Heritage Maintenance and Development Fund specified under section 5;

(e) “Government” means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Museums, Punjab;

(f) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;

(g) "protected built heritage” means any monument which is more than 100 years old and which has been declared protected by the Government under the “Punjab Ancient and Historical Monuments andArchaeological Sites and Remains Act 1964”;

(h) “regulations” means regulations made by the Board under this Act; and

(i) “unprotected built heritage” means any monument which is more than 100 years old and which has not been declared protected by the Government under the “Punjab Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1964”.