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Which Act specifies a 100 m prohibited area around protected monuments?
Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act 2010 Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act 1976 Environment Protection Act 1986 Practise this question in The GATE Grind →
Show answer and explanation Correct answer: (B) Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act 2010
Explanation The AMASR amendment framework identifies the protected-monument prohibited area extending 100 m from the protected limit, followed by the regulated area. Therefore B. The distance is measured from the protected boundary, rather than simply from a monument’s centre; the other Acts concern different subjects.
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