Section 5
Power Of The Chief Archaeology Officer To Cause The Owners Of Ancient Monument To Enter Into A Deed Of Responsibility On Prior Approval Of Government Of Nepal
5. Power of the Chief Archaeology Officer to cause the Owners of Ancient Monument to enter into a deed of Responsibility on prior approval of Government of Nepal :
(1) For the purpose of permanent preservation of the Preserved ancient monument located at the capital or outside districts of the country, the Chief Archaeology Officer or a Person assigned by him/her, by taking prior approval of Government of Nepal shall cause the owners of ancient monument to enter into a deed of
responsibility. If the owner of the, ancient monument does not enter into such deed, the Local office chief should be asked to preserve the ancient monument and to cause the owner of such monument and the Mayor, Deputy-Mayor or ward Member of the concerned Municipality or the Chair person, vice Chairperson or
Member of the Village Development Committee as well to enter into the deed of responsibility pursuant to Sub-section (2) and to submit the same, and the Local Office Chief shall do accordingly.
(2) Following matters and other matters, as deemed proper, shall be included in the deed of responsibility under Sub-section (1):
(a) Supervision of the monument.
(b) Responsibility of the monument and duties of its watchman.
(c) Restrictions to the owner of the monument as to demolishing, removing, altering, defacing, transferring the ownership to others except to Government of Nepal or erecting any other monument nearby the monument.
(d) Facilities of access to the people or Government of Nepal or the person assigned by the owner of the monument for the protection or inspection of the monument.
(e) If the land, where the monument is located at, is to be sold, it is to be given to Government of Nepal on a price as determined by consensus.
(f) Official to be appointed by Government of Nepal for hearing the case arising from the deed of responsibility
(1) For the purpose of permanent preservation of the Preserved ancient monument located at the capital or outside districts of the country, the Chief Archaeology Officer or a Person assigned by him/her, by taking prior approval of Government of Nepal shall cause the owners of ancient monument to enter into a deed of
responsibility. If the owner of the, ancient monument does not enter into such deed, the Local office chief should be asked to preserve the ancient monument and to cause the owner of such monument and the Mayor, Deputy-Mayor or ward Member of the concerned Municipality or the Chair person, vice Chairperson or
Member of the Village Development Committee as well to enter into the deed of responsibility pursuant to Sub-section (2) and to submit the same, and the Local Office Chief shall do accordingly.
(2) Following matters and other matters, as deemed proper, shall be included in the deed of responsibility under Sub-section (1):
(a) Supervision of the monument.
(b) Responsibility of the monument and duties of its watchman.
(c) Restrictions to the owner of the monument as to demolishing, removing, altering, defacing, transferring the ownership to others except to Government of Nepal or erecting any other monument nearby the monument.
(d) Facilities of access to the people or Government of Nepal or the person assigned by the owner of the monument for the protection or inspection of the monument.
(e) If the land, where the monument is located at, is to be sold, it is to be given to Government of Nepal on a price as determined by consensus.
(f) Official to be appointed by Government of Nepal for hearing the case arising from the deed of responsibility