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within a period of two years after the completion of his excavations (unless this period be extended by the Director) an adequate scientific report on the results of his excavations, and shall supply the Director with two copies of such report and of any other publications relating thereto;

(g) in case of breach of any of the conditions upon which the licence is granted, the Director, with the approval of the Governor, may suspend or cancel such licence, and where the licence is cancelled the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts shall forfeit his claim to any share of the antiquities excavated by him;

(h) in the event of cancellation of the licence or upon failure of the holder of the licence or the person, society or institution on whose behalf he acts to comply with the provisions of condition (f), the Director shall be entitled to publish a report on the results of the excavations and for this purpose may make use of any preliminary reports supplied by the holder of the licence.

(i) any other conditions which the Governor in Council may by Regulations from time to time prescribe.

(2) Upon the expiration of the period for which a licence is granted the Director may renew such licence for a further period not exceeding two years, either upon the same terms or upon such other terms as he may think fit.

17.—(1) Where the Director has decided to carry out any excavations or where the Governor is otherwise satisfied that any land should be compulsorily acquired for purposes of excavations and the owner of the land in which the proposed excavations are intended to be made does not consent, the Governor may direct that the land or the right to excavate therein be acquired on payment of such amount by way of compensation as may be agreed upon and in default of agreement the Governor may order proceedings for the acquisition of the land and for determining the amount of compensation to be paid therefor in accordance with the provisions of the law for the time being in force relating to the compulsory acquisition of land for public purposes.

(2) Where during any excavations or at any time after the completion thereof the Governor is satisfied that any land upon which such excavations are being, or have been, carried out should be compulsorily acquired, the Governor may direct that the land be acquired on payment of such amount by way of compensation as may be agreed upon, and in default of agreement the Governor may order proceedings for the acquisition of the land and for determining the amount of compensation to be paid therefor in accordance with the provisions of any law for the time being in force relating to the compulsory acquisition of land for public purposes.

(3) In assessing any compensation payable for any land acquired under sub-section (1) or (2) of this section no regard shall be had to its historic or archaeological value.

Marginal note: Compulsory acquisition of land in connection with excavations.