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designated for the purpose by the Minister; and
(n)to restore and repair the excavation site and the most important findings that it
contains in such a way as to indicate the stratigraphy of the site and the Government
may contribute to the cost of restoring and repairing archaeological monuments and
relics discovered at the site if justified by the archaeological value of such items and
the resources of the excavation team which discovered them are insufficient to cover
such costs.
32. An excavation permit shall not be transferable without the consent of the
Minister.
33. The Minister shall
(a) refrain from publishing the notes, maps and plans deposited by the holder of an
excavation permit until after the expiry of the period specified in section 31 (k);
(b) refrain from permitting photographs to be taken of any discovered monument or
relic for the purposes of publication before the holder of an excavation permit has
exercised or forfeited his right of publication; but so, however, that the Chief
Antiquities Officer may, in guides or information publications, make reference to, and
insert photographs of, the items discovered.
34.-1. The Minister may cancel an excavation permit if
(a) the holder of the permit suspends excavation or is otherwise inactive without
reasons accepted as valid by the Minister;
(b) the holder of the permit fails to comply with the requirements of this Act;
(c) the Minister considers it in the public interest so to do.
-2. Notwithstanding that a permit has been cancelled the Minister may require the
permit holder to restore or repair the excavation site in accordance with section 31
(n) and a person who fails to comply with such requirement of the Minister shall be
guilty of an offence.
-3. The cancellation of an excavation permit shall not preclude the grant of
another excavation permit(a) to any other qualified person in respect of the same area or site;
(b) to the holder of the cancelled permit in respect of the same or any other area or
site if he satisfies the Minister of his ability to comply with the requirements of this
Act in that behalf.
35.-1. The Minister may cooperate with foreign and local F scientific institutions,
archaeological missions or individual researchers in the conduct of any research.
2. For the purpose of research cooperation under subsection (1), the Minister, on
behalf of the Government, may enter into written agreements with such institutions,
missions or individual researchers setting out the terms and conditions of such cooperation and such terms and conditions may relate to matters of a. scientific,
technical or financial nature.
PART VII: DEALING IN MONUMENTS AND RELICS
36.-1. No person shall trade in any monument or relic whether or not such
monument or relic is, registered, unless he is a holder of a valid licence issued under
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