The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958 (ACT No. 24 of 1958) ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS ACT, 1958 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PRELIMINARY SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Definitions. ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE. 3. Certain ancient monuments, etc., deemed to be of national importance. 4. Power of Central Government to declare ancient monuments, etc., to be of national importance. PROTECTED MONUMENTS. 5. Acquisition of rights in a protected monument. 6. Preservation of protected monument by agreement. 7. Owners under disability or not in possession. 8. Application of endowment to repair a protected monument. 9. Failure or refusal to enter into an agreement. 10. Power to make order-prohibiting contravention of agreement under section 6. 11. Enforcement of agreement. 12. Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner...