(a) "ancient monument " means any structure, erection or monument, or any tumulus or place of interment, or any cave, rock-sculpture, inscription or monolith, which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest and which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years, and includes-

(b) "antiquity " includes-

(c) "archaeological officer " means an officer of the Department of Archaeology of the Government of India not lower in rank than Assistant Superintendent of Archaeology;

(d) "archaeological site and remains " means any area which contains or is reasonably believed to contain ruins or relics of historical or archaeological importance which has been in existence for not less than one hundred years, and includes-

(dc) "construction " means any erection of a structure or a building, including any addition or extension thereto either vertically or horizontally, but does not include any re-construction, repair and renovation of an existing structure or building, or, construction, maintenance and cleansing of drains and drainage works and of public latrines, urinals and similar conveniences, or, the construction and maintenance of works meant for providing supply of water for public, or, the construction or maintenance, extension, management for supply and distribution of electricity to the public or provision for similar facilities for public]

(e) "Director-General " means the Director-General of Archaeology, and includes any officer authorised by the Central Government to perform the duties of the Director-General;

(f) "maintain ", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes the fencing, covering in, repairing, restoring and cleansing of a protected monument, and the doing of any act which may be necessary for the purpose of preserving a protected monument or of securing convenient access thereto;

(g) "owner " includes-

(i) a joint owner invested with powers of management on behalf of himself and other joint owners and the successor-in-title of any such owner; and

(ii) any manager or trustee exercising powers of management and the successor-in-office of any such manager or trustee;

(h) "prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(ha) [ "prohibited area " means any area specified or declared to be a prohibited area under section 20A] [New clause added by Act 10 of 2010 (w.e.f. 29.3.2010) ]

(i) "protected area " means any archaeological site and remains which is declared to be of national importance by or under this Act;

(j) "protected monument " means an ancient monument which is declared to be national importance by or under this Act.

(k) [ "re-construction " means any erection of a structure or building to its pre-existing structure, having the same horizontal and vertical limits; [New clauses added by Act 10 of 2010 (w.e.f. 29.3.2010) ]

(l) "regulated area " means any area specified or declared under section 20B;

(m) "repair and renovation " means alterations to a pre-existing structure or building, but shall not include construction or re-construction]