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The Registration Act, 1908

Section 54. Current indexes and entries therein.

In every office in which any of the books hereinbefore mentioned are kept, there shall be prepared current indexes of the contents of such books; and every entry in such indexes shall be made, so far as practicable, immediately after the registering officer has copied, or filed a memorandum of, the document to which it relates. STATE AMENDMENTS Karnataka Amendment of section 54.--In section 54 of the principal Act, for the words "copied, or filed memorandum of, the words "filed a true copy or memorandum or shall be substituted. [Vide Karnataka Act 55 of 1976, s. 10] Tripura-- Amendment of Section 54.--In section 54 of the principal Act, for the words and mark "copied, or filed a memorandum of "the words "pasted a true copy or filed a memorandum of" shall be substituted. [Vide Tripura Act 7 of 1982, s. 8] Kerala Amendment of section 54.--In section 54 of the principal Act for the words "copied, or filed a memorandum of, "the words "filed a true copy or memorandum of" shall be substituted." [Vide kerala Act 7 of 1968, s. 9] Orissa Amendment of section 54.-- In the principal Act, in section 54, for the words "copied or filed", the words "filed a true copy or" shall be substituted. [Vide Orissa Act 14 of 1989, s. 8]

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