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THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION ACT, 2010

Jammu and Kashmir

An Act to provide for conservation and preservation of heritage both tangible and intangible, including buildings, structures, monuments, precincts, areas/sites, artifacts, sculptures, paintings, handicrafts, manuscripts etc. and music, dance, drama, performing arts, poetry, living traditions like crafts and cuisine, traditional knowledge systems, folklores, spiritual traditions; respectively of historic or cultural or religious or aesthetic or architectural or environmental significance and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
15 of 2010
Department
Culture
Enacted
28 Apr 2010
In force from
29 Apr 2010

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21 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Declaration of tangible heritage and heritage sites, etc.
  4. Section 4Acquisition of heritage site.
  5. Section 5Temporary Protection Order.
  6. Section 6Declaration of intangible heritage like music, dance, drama etc.
  7. Section 7Constitution of Authority.
  8. Section 8Constitution of Executive Committee.
  9. Section 9Appointment of Officers and staff.
  10. Section 10Preparation, approval and sanction of Heritage Conser-vation and Preservation Plans.
  11. Section 11Development Control.
  12. Section 12Control of Changes/Distortions/ Tampering in/of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
  13. Section 13Finance.
  14. Section 14Dissolution of the authority.
  15. Section 15Penalties.
  16. Section 16Composition of offences.
  17. Section 17Court competent to try offences under this Act.
  18. Section 18Protection of action taken in good faith.
  19. Section 19Power to make rules.
  20. Section 20Power to make regulations.
  21. Section 21Powers to remove difficulties.