Constitution of India
Article 49 :
Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance :
It shall be the obligation of the State to protect every monument or place or object of artistic or historic interest, 1.[declared by or under law made by Parliament] to be of national importance, from spoliation, disfigurement, destruction, removal, disposal or export, as the case may be.
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1.Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 27, for “declared by Parliament by law”.(w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
