Section 4
The Ancient Monuments Under Private Property May Be Purchased Or Be Kept In One’s Own Protection
4.The Ancient Monuments under Private Property may be Purchased or be kept in one’s own Protection :
(1) Government of Nepal may, if it deems necessary from the point of view of protection of the monument and the environment of the monument area, purchase any ancient monument owned by a person as his/her private property or any land and house situated at the ancient monument area and owned by private person or institution, on paying a price as evaluated.
(2) If the owner of any preserved ancient monument gives it without taking any price, the Chief Archaeology Officer, giving notice to Government of Nepal should register it as a public Ancient Monument.
(1) Government of Nepal may, if it deems necessary from the point of view of protection of the monument and the environment of the monument area, purchase any ancient monument owned by a person as his/her private property or any land and house situated at the ancient monument area and owned by private person or institution, on paying a price as evaluated.
(2) If the owner of any preserved ancient monument gives it without taking any price, the Chief Archaeology Officer, giving notice to Government of Nepal should register it as a public Ancient Monument.