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The Registration Act, 1908

Rajasthan

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

Act number
16 of 1908
Department
Finance Department
Enacted
18 Dec 1908
In force from
1 Jan 1909

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91 sections

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