Section 41
Monument Preservation Order
(1)
Where the Commissioner, with the concurrence of the
State Authority, is satisfied that any monument regarded as suitable to be registered as a heritage site is in dilapidation or in imminent danger of demolition, destruction, damage or alteration, the
Commissioner shall serve on the owner of the monument a Monument
Preservation Order pending approval of its registration.
(2)
The Monument Preservation Order shall contain such conditions as may be specified.
(3)
A Monument Preservation Order shall come into operation as soon as it is served on the owner of the monument.
(4)
A Monument Preservation Order shall remain in operation for a period of ninety days from the date it is served and may be extended by the Commissioner for such period of time as he may think fit.
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(5)
Notwithstanding subsection (4), the Monument Preservation
Order shall cease to be in force—
(a)
if the monument is designated as a heritage site; or
(b)
if the Commissioner has decided not to designate the monument as a heritage site.
(6)
Any person who contravenes the Monument Preservation
Order commits an offence.