The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958

Section 13. Acquisition of protected monuments

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

13. Acquisition of protected monuments .―If the Central Government apprehends that a protected monument is in danger of being destroyed, injured, misused, or allowed to fall into decay, it may acquire the protected monument under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894), as if the maintenance of the protected monument were a public purpose within the meaning of that Act.

Source: India Code