Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
7.Owners under disability or not in
possession.-
(1) If the owner of a protected monument is
unable, by reason of infancy or other disability, to act for himself, the
person legally competent to act on his behalf may exercise the powers conferred
upon an owner by section 6.
(2) In the case of village property, the
headman other village-officer exercising powers of management over such
property may exercise the powers conferred upon an owner by section 6.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to
empower any person not being of the same religion as the person on whose behalf
he is acting to make or execute an agreement relating to a protected monument
which or any part of which is periodically used for the religious worship or
observances of that religion.