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The Registration Act, 1908

Central

An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the Registration of Documents.

Act number
16 of 1908
Ministry
Ministry of Rural Development
Department
Department of Land Resources
Enacted
18 Dec 1908
In force from
1 Jan 1909

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96 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Inspector-General of Registration.
  4. Section 4[Repealed.].
  5. Section 5Districts and sub-districts.
  6. Section 6Registrars and Sub-Registrars.
  7. Section 7Offices of Registrar and Sub-Registrar.
  8. Section 8Inspectors of Registration offices.
  9. Section 9[Repealed.].
  10. Section 10Absence of Registrar or vacancy in his office.
  11. Section 11Absence of Registrar on duty in his district.
  12. Section 12Absence of Sub-Registrar or vacancy in his office.
  13. Section 13Report to State Government of appointments under sections 10, 11 and 12.
  14. Section 14Establishments of registering officers.
  15. Section 15Seal of registering officers.
  16. Section 16Register-books and fire-proof boxes.
  17. Section 16AKeeping of books in computer floppies, diskettes, etc.
  18. Section 17Documents of which registration is compulsory.
  19. Section 18Documents of which registration is optional.
  20. Section 19Documents in language not understood by registering officer.
  21. Section 20Documents containing interlineations, blanks, erasures or alterations.
  22. Section 21Description of property and maps or plans.
  23. Section 22Description of houses and land by reference to Government maps or surveys.
  24. Section 23Time for presenting documents.
  25. Section 23ARe-registration of certain documents.
  26. Section 24Documents executed by several persons at different times.
  27. Section 25Provision where delay in presentation is unavoidable.
  28. Section 26Documents executed out of India.
  29. Section 27Wills may be presented or deposited at any time.
  30. Section 28Place for registering documents relating to land.
  31. Section 29Place for registering other documents.
  32. Section 30Registration by Registrars in certain cases.
  33. Section 31Registration or acceptance for deposit at private residence.
  34. Section 32Persons to present documents for registration.
  35. Section 32ACompulsory affixing of photograph, etc.
  36. Section 33Power-of-attorney recognisable for purposes of section 32.
  37. Section 34Enquiry before registration by registering officer.
  38. Section 35Procedure on admission and denial of execution respectively.
  39. Section 36Procedure where appearance of executant or witness is desired.
  40. Section 37Officer or Court to issue and cause service of summons.
  41. Section 38Persons exempt from appearance at registration-office.
  42. Section 39Law as to summonses, commissions and witnesses.
  43. Section 40Persons entitled to present wills and authorities to adopt.
  44. Section 41Registration of wills and authorities to adopt.
  45. Section 42Deposit of wills.
  46. Section 43Procedure on deposit of wills.
  47. Section 44Withdrawal of sealed cover deposited under section 42.
  48. Section 45Proceedings on death of depositor.
  49. Section 46Saving of certain enactments and powers of Courts.
  50. Section 47Time from which registered document operates.
  51. Section 48Registered documents relating to property when to take effect against oral agreements.
  52. Section 49Effect of non-registration of documents required to be registered.
  53. Section 50Certain registered documents relating to land to take effect against unregistered documents.
  54. Section 51Register-books to be kept in the several offices.
  55. Section 52Duties of registering officers when document presented.
  56. Section 53Entries to be numbered consecutively.
  57. Section 54Current indexes and entries therein.
  58. Section 55Indexes to be made by registering officers, and their contents.
  59. Section 56[Repealed.].
  60. Section 57Registering officers to allow inspection of certain books and indexes, and to give certified copies of entries.
  61. Section 58Particulars to be endorsed on documents admitted to registration.
  62. Section 59Endorsements to be dated and signed by registering officer.
  63. Section 60Certificate of registration
  64. Section 61Endorsements and certificate to be copied and document returned.
  65. Section 62Procedure on presenting document in language unknown to registering officer.
  66. Section 63Power to administer oaths and record of substance of statements.
  67. Section 64Procedure where document relates to land in several sub-districts.
  68. Section 65Procedure where document relates to land in several districts.
  69. Section 66Procedure after registration of documents relating to land.
  70. Section 67[Omitted.].
  71. Section 68Power of Registrar to superintend and control Sub-Registrars.
  72. Section 69Power of Inspector-General to superintend registration offices and make rules.
  73. Section 70Power of Inspector-General to remit fines.
  74. Section 71Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded.
  75. Section 72Appeal to Registrar from orders of Sub-Registrar refusing registration on ground other than denial of execution.
  76. Section 73Application to Registrar where Sub-Registrar refuses to register on ground of denial of execution.
  77. Section 74Procedure of Registrar on such application.
  78. Section 75Order by Registrar to register and procedure thereon.
  79. Section 76Order of refusal by Registrar.
  80. Section 77Suit in case of order of refusal by Registrar.
  81. Section 78Fees to be fixed by State Government.
  82. Section 79Publication of fees.
  83. Section 80Fees payable on presentation.
  84. Section 81Penalty for incorrectly endorsing, copying, translating or registering documents with intent to injure.
  85. Section 82Penalty for making false statements, delivering false copies or translations, false personation, and abetment.
  86. Section 83Registering officers may commence prosecutions.
  87. Section 84Registering officers to be deemed public servants.
  88. Section 85Destruction of unclaimed documents.
  89. Section 86Registering officer not liable for thing bona fide done or refused in his official capacity.
  90. Section 87Nothing so done invalidated by defect in appointment or procedure.
  91. Section 8888. Registration of documents executed by Government officers or certain public functionaries.
  92. Section 89Copies of certain orders, certificates and instruments to be sent to registering officers and filed.
  93. Section 90Exemption of certain documents executed by or in favour of Government.
  94. Section 91Inspection and copies of such documents.
  95. Section 92[Repealed.].
  96. Section 93[Repealed.].